Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 623, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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548 FZAK51 PAFC 051655 RRA 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. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
005 FZAK51 PAFC 051909 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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 1110 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 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. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
157 FZAK51 PAFC 052322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
948 FZAK51 PAFC 061158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A 1015 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS FRI NIGHT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Sep 4, 1:15 PM AKDT, 14 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 1:15 PM AKDT, 14 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
115 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A POWERFUL STORM IS MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA THIS
MORNING. THE LATEST OBSERVATION FROM SAINT GEORGE ISLAND SHOWS
A SURFACE PRESSURE OF 972 MB...SO THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE
NEARBY LOW IS LIKELY AROUND 970 MB. STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES ARE
IN THE RANGE OF 4 TO 6 FOR WIND SPEEDS AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS
THE ALASKA REGION. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF HOW UNUSUAL IT IS TO
HAVE SUCH A STRONG STORM THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON. THE SIZE OF
THE STORM IS ALSO VERY LARGE...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING AT
LEAST 500 MILES IN ANY DIRECTION FROM THE LOW CENTER. IN ADDITION
TO WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN
ALONG THE FRONTAL SYSTEM...WHICH IS MOVING ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
HANDLING OF THIS SYSTEM AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. THE
LATEST MODELS HAVE TRENDED TOWARD A SLIGHTLY MORE WESTWARD TRACK
OF THE LOW CENTER ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WHICH MEANS THE
TIMING OF THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE A LITTLE
SLOWER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE
MAIN THREATS FROM THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND ANCHORAGE AREA WHERE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. WINDS ARE ALREADY INCREASING THROUGHOUT
THE ANCHORAGE AREA. HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
TO COME DOWN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE FRONT
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND THE NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT
INCREASES DOWN COOK INLET...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE WINDS CURRENTLY
BENDING INTO ANCHORAGE TO INSTEAD REMAIN OUT IN THE INLET. WINDS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE FOR TRAPPING
OF MOUNTAIN WAVES THIS EVENING WHICH WILL BRING SOME STRONGER WINDS
DOWN THE HILLSIDE AND INTO PORTIONS OF EAST ANCHORAGE ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL MOVE BACK IN TO ALL OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
AS WE APPROACH MIDNIGHT AND THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AS HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED THE PAST COUPLE DAYS...WITH LEAVES ON THE TREES AND
FAIRLY SATURATED SOILS THERE IS AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FALLING
TREES IN THESE HIGH WINDS.
WINDS ELSEWHERE WILL BE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED IN A MORE TYPICAL
WIND EVENT. HOWEVER...WINDS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY BEHIND THE
FRONT IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN QUITE
TIGHT AND SUPPORT STRONG SUB-WARNING LEVEL WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION
YESTERDAY...THERE WILL BE STRONG PRESSURE RISES BEHIN THE LOW
CENTER. THE MAX RISE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WITH WEAKER RISES OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. THESE PRESSURE
RISES WILL CAUSE WINDSPEEDS TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OUT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER QPF
AMOUNTS ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. AREAS IN UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL SEE ENHANCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF TWO INCHES
OR MORE...PRIMARILY ALONG THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AREAS. THE FRONTAL RAIN BAND WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER
ABOUT A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD FOR ANY GIVEN LOCATION. THIS HELPS LIMIT
THE FLOODING POTENTIAL. RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE SEWARD AREA WERE
RUNNING HIGH AFTER YESTERDAY'S STORM AND A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT BATCH OF HEAVY
RAIN MOVES THROUGH.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY WITH IMPROVING
TRENDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH
WILL DROP OUT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC AND RAPIDLY TRACK TO THE GULF
OF ALASKA BY LATE FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE A MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM AND WIND
WON'T BE A MAJOR FACTOR...BUT PERIODS OF RAIN AND COOL TEMPERATURES
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN
PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WITH WEAK TO
MODERATE STORMS MOVING QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THESE STORMS WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN
ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHICH MEANS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA MAY SEE A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120.
GALE WARNING...125 128 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155
160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 5, 11:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr |
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