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Small Craft Advisory 620, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
139 FZAK51 PAFC 032307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT DURING THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
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260 FZAK51 PAFC 041128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WED... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
994 FZAK51 PAFC 041425 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 129 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
078 FZAK51 PAFC 042314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND EARLY WED MORNING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING AS THE BERING LOW MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 55 KT DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
313 FZAK51 PAFC 051151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 3, 1:15 PM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 1:15 PM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
115 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO MAJOR
STORMS OVER THE ALASKA REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ONE
IS LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. THE OCCLUDED FRONT IS
STILL HANGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN
AS IT CONTINUES INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON THE
ORDER OF 1 TO 2 MB PER HOUR ARE BEING OBSERVED IN THE WAKE OF THIS
SYSTEM CONTRIBUTING TO VERY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TODAY. THESE PRESSURE RISES ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE THERE WAY
ACROSS THE GULF TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL...SO SIMILAR STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS. A VERY STRONG VORT-MAX
IS NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF SWINGING
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. A BAND OF DEEP MOISTURE/HEAVY
RAIN HAS DEVELOPED JUST AHEAD OF IT.
A MORE POWERFUL STORM HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WITH THE SUPPORT OF A 160 KT UPPER LEVEL JET. THIS JET IS
BEGINNING TO PASS ON BY SO EXPECT LOW TO REACH ITS STRONGEST POINT
THIS AFTERNOON. SHEMYA BOTTOMED OUT AT 975 MB AS LOW PASSED JUST
TO THE NORTH SO ESTIMATE THE CURRENT CENTRAL PRESSURE TO BE AROUND
971 MB. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SYSTEM SO EXPECT WIDESPREAD IMPACTS
OF HIGH WINDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY GREAT CONSISTENCY
WITH HANDLING OF THESE TWO MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS. THUS...FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. RECENT FORECASTS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD
STRONGER WINDS WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM. NOW THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED
AND MOVING WITH THE FORECAST AREA THERE IS ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO
BUMP UP WINDS EVEN FURTHER TO WHAT HAS APPEARED LIKELY FOR THE
PAST COUPLE DAYS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FIRST STORM WILL WIND DOWN TONIGHT AS
IT CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF INTO THIS EVENING AS AREA
OF PRESSURE RISES MOVES THROUGH. THE STRONG VORT-MAX OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
EASTERN COPPER BASIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LARGER
TROUGH AXIS WILL SWING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
BRINGING RAIN TO MOST AREAS.
THE POWERFUL ALEUTIAN STORM WILL BE RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THE
FIRST STORM...SO EXPECT VERY LITTLE BREAK IN WIND IN RAIN. WITH
A TRACK SIMILAR TO THE FIRST STORM EXPECT VERY SIMILAR WEATHER
WITH REGARD TO WIND AND PRECIP PATTERNS ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION.
SINCE THIS SYSTEM IS NOTABLY STRONGER THAN THE FIRST EXPECT
MORE RAIN AND STRONGER WINDS. THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THIS
STORM WILL LIKELY BE HIGH WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA. ANALYSIS
OF CROSS-SECTIONS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE AREA
INDICATES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR TRAPPING OF MOUNTAIN WAVES
WHICH CAN MIX STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS AND LOCAL WIND ALGORITHMS INDICATE WINDS
IN THE RANGE OF 65 TO 85 KTS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME OF THIS WIND WILL MIX DOWN TO
LOWER ELEVATIONS HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH INCLUDES
EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. DON'T EXPECT WINDS QUITE
AS STRONG NEAR SEA LEVEL...BUT 60 MPH GUSTS ARE PROBABLE. ISSUED A
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHT THIS PARTICULARLY
STRONG EARLY SEASON STORM AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR FALLING TREES OR
BRANCHES...POWER OUTAGES...AND OTHER WIND DAMAGE FOR THESE AREAS.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA. HOWEVER...LATEST MODEL DATA SUPPORT WINDS PEAKING BELOW
WARNING THRESHOLDS.
THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH THIS SECOND STORM CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY ACROSS THE BERING REGION AND TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTER THIS SECOND MAJOR STORM EXITS IT LOOKS
RELATIVELY CALMER FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. ALASKA WILL
REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LONG-WAVE TROUGH. THIS TROUGH WILL
BECOME RE-CENTERED A LITTLE FURTHER EAST BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS
A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPS FROM THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC SOUTHWARD TO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THIS TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BE THE
FOCUS OF LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH OTHER SHORT-WAVES
MOVING THROUGH THE LONG-WAVE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS.
BOTTOM LINE...IT LOOKS LIKE A CLOUDY COOL AND SOMEWHAT WET PATTERN
WILL PERSIST. WITH WEAKER SYSTEMS WIND WILL BE LESS OF A PROBLEM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130 172 175 176.
GALE WARNING...120 125 128 129 132 138 140 141
150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:08 PM AKDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:02 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Sep 4, 5:25 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 4, 6:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Sep 4, 11:57 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 24 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.