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Small Craft Advisory 593, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167 FZAK52 PAFC 252325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR HOPPER BAY SAT NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL LIE FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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969 FZAK52 PAFC 261142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND S...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W... WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
078 FZAK52 PAFC 262333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON MORNING AND INTO BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 | 36 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.