Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 606, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 10:07 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
325 FZAK51 PAFC 302348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LES THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
543 FZAK51 PAFC 310000 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
371 FZAK51 PAFC 310608 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 UDPATED ZONES 120 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 1007 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN TODAY HAS A STRONG RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COUPLED WITH A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA INTO THE CENTRAL BEING SEA. BOTH OF THESE FEATURES ARE MOVING EASTWARD WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SET TO BECOME THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY THE WEEKEND. AT THE SURFACE THE RIDGE AXIS HAS MOVED OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD. THE MAIN LOW IS APPROACHING NUNIVAK ISLAND WITH A FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF IT AND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT NEAR CHIGNIK OVERNIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE STILL HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HANDLING THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP NEAR CHIGNIK TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW. THE ECMWF IS FASTER WITH THE INITIAL MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW BUT BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY THE NAM AND UKMET HAVE MATCHED THE ECMWF POSITION WITH THE GFS LAGGING BEHIND. OVERALL THE ECMWF MAY BE JUST A TAD FAST IN THE MOVEMENT THE BIGGER ERROR IS PROBABLY THE GFS LAGGING BEHIND. THEREFORE THE NAM GUIDANCE WAS PREFERRED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BE THE STORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD. BY EARLY MORNING THE FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON THE RAIN SHOULD WILL HAVE SPREAD OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SHOWERS PERSISTING BEHIND THE FRONT TOMORROW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE FULL PATTERN CHANGE WILL HAVE TAKEN PLACE BY THE WEEKEND WITH A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE STATE. THIS WILL BRING PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW AND A LOT OF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. IN SHORT...THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY SEE A LOT OF RAINFALL OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.