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Small Craft Advisory 600, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 27, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

993 
FZAK51 PAFC 272301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVE TO NEAR SITKA AT 1007 MB 
TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

758 
FZAK51 PAFC 281155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1005 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUST TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH
THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

315 
FZAK51 PAFC 282300
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF THU. 

$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

460 
FZAK51 PAFC 291151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF
THIS EVENING. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
TONIGHT FROM THE WEST AND THEN MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 1003
MB THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MID MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

772 
FZAK51 PAFC 292313
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF
TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK TONIGHT WILL MOVE 
TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE
NEAR SEWARD AT 1008 MB THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 
FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

141 
FZAK51 PAFC 301151
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THIS
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF HOMER AT 1005 MB THIS EVENING
AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 1003 MB FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
INCREASING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA CONTINUES TO BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN
AS AN ASSOCIATED FRONT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE BEGINNING TO PICK UP ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE RAIN IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS A
HIGH BUILDS OVER THE BERING. UNDERNEATH THIS HIGH PRESSURE WIDESPREAD
FOG HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM...HOWEVER THE NAM IS
FASTER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CURRENT FRONT STRETCHING FROM SOUTH
CENTRAL TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH WOULD END THE RAIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. ECMWF AND GFS LINGER SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALL
MODELS BRING THE NEXT FRONT ACROSS THE BERING TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN THIS MORNING WILL SCATTER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
FRONT MOVES EAST. NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE NEXT FRONT
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND STRONGER WINDS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATER TODAY AS A RIDGE MOVES IN FROM THE
BERING. PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COAST WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING
AND THEN RETURN LATE TONIGHT. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS
THE NEXT FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS NEXT
FRONT WILL BRING IN WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING TODAY BRINGING AREAS OF FOG
AND LIGHTER WINDS. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT
BRINGING RAIN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT MOVES ACROSS TO
THE CENTRAL BERING ON TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LOW
MOVING INTO NORTHERN BERING KEEPING AN ACTIVE PATTERN THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130
         GALE WARNING...120 121 129 132 127
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

KFH AUG 12

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:45 AM AKDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1145 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

AKZ111-145-281800-

...HIGH WATER LEVELS FOR STREAMS DRAINING THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS...

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAS
CAUSED RAPID RISES ON NUMEROUS RIVERS INCLUDING THE LITTLE
SUSITNA...WILLOW CREEK...MONTANA CREEK...AND THE TALKEETNA RIVER.
RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST TODAY NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE BANKFULL LEVELS.  THE MAINSTEM SUSITNA RIVER WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT RISE BEFORE CRESTING ON TUESDAY AT THE PARKS
HIGHWAY.

RECREATIONALISTS AND PEOPLE WITH LOW LYING PROPERTY SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR HIGH WATER CONDITIONS.

THIS STATEMENT WILL NOT BE UPDATED.

BCB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Aug 28, 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.