Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 617, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 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.
652 FZAK51 PAFC 012322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DISSIPATES BY EARLY SUN MORNING. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NORTH WIND 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING SW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. . .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
076 FZAK51 PAFC 021146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021455 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 650 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
260 FZAK51 PAFC 022330 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ON MON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Sep 1, 5:06 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 5:06 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE ARE TWO CENTERS OF ACTION ON THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. THE FIRST IS LOCATED OVER THE BERING STRAIT REGION WITH A VERY SLOW MOVING TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. A CUT-OFF LOW WILL FORM FROM THIS TROUGH TODAY IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER YAKUTAT THIS EVENING. IN THE MEANTIME...THE MAIN CENTER OF ACTION WILL MEANDER WEST THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SECOND PRIMARY SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES EAST AND THEN NORTH INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THIS LOW A MUCH STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECASTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING BY MONDAY NIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND SLOWER WITH THE TROUGH MOVEMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY...SO FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH THE DAY MAY NEED TO BE MADE IN CLEARING OUT THE COOK INLET REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. OTHERWISE...ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...DESPITE MINOR SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISCREPANCIES MODELS ARE ALL IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN KEEPING A VERY WET AND SOGGY PATTERN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... MAIN CONCERN IS THE SPEED OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND IMPENDING CUT-OFF LOW IN THE GULF TODAY. MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO ONLY SLOWLY CRAWL THIS FEATURE TO THE EAST...SO THAT IT APPEARS ANCHORAGE AND THE REST OF THE COOK INLET REGION MAY NOT SEE A TOTAL END TO THE LIGHT RAIN AND OVERCAST SKIES UNTIL AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF RAPIDLY MOVING SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES MOVES THROUGH THE COOK INLET REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL MORE IN SUCCESSION BEFORE THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG WIND CRITERIA THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE AS SURFACE RIDGING ONCE AGAIN BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WITH MAINLY DOWNSLOPE DRYING OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH RANGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE LARGER SCALE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS A RETURN OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE BOWL MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEAK LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MAINLY KEEP A LID ON WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO THE REGION BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BRINGING A RETURN TO STEADY RAIN THE AREA...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES EAST ALONG A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. SOLID GALES ARE ACCOMPANYING THE COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BUT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO OCCLUDE AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... STRONG LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL HELP TO DEEPEN THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE TROUGH WHICH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WET THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH PERHAPS A GRADUAL DRYING TREND BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...120 155 170 172 175 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29/CC SEP 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 AKZ145-022230- A VERY MOIST NORTH PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE UPPER SUSITNA RIVER BASIN THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND. DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE YENTNA AND SKWENTNA RIVER BASINS. IN RESPONSE THE YENTNA RIVER ROSE 1.9 FEET NEAR THE LAKE CREEK CONFLUENCE. SMALLER STREAMS INCLUDING MOOSE AND KROTO CREEK WENT UP OVER 1 FOOT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH LABOR DAY AND ADDITIONAL WATER LEVEL RISES ARE EXPECTED ON THE YENTNA AND LOWER SUSITNA RIVERS. A CREST NEAR BANKFULL LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE MONDAY FOR THE LOWER YENTNA RIVER WITH WATER LEVELS REMAINING HIGH INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS. BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED RIVERS AND STREAMS. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. THIS STATEMENT WILL NOT BE UPDATED UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 6:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 2, 9:45 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 2, 9:50 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Sep 2, 10:00 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 22 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.