Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 63, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 6:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 FZAK51 PAFC 211537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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403 FZAK51 PAFC 211928 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
509 FZAK51 PAFC 212044 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
413 FZAK51 PAFC 220057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 110 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO AROUND THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A COMPLEX SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
476 FZAK51 PAFC 221233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN 979 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY BY LATE MON NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jan 21, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS OF THE FORECAST. AFTER
THAT...THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY ON HOW THEY HANDLE A LOW
MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH. THE GFS IS STRONGER
AND FURTHER WEST WITH THE LOW...PUTTING A 949 MB SOUTH OF CAPE
SUCKLING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHEREAS THE ECMWF AT THE SAME TIME HAS A
962 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SPENCER AND A 965 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND.
BY WEDNESDAY THE MODELS COME BACK INTO AGREEMENT AND SITUATE A LOW
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THAT LINGERS INTO FRIDAY...THEN THE MODELS
DIVERGE AGAIN. NO REAL MODEL PREFERENCE IN THE SHORT TERM. THE ECMWF
TYPE SOLUTION IS PREFERRED AFTER 60 HOURS...MODERATED WITH HPC
GUIDANCE FOR THE EXTENDED.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING RIDGE SITUATED OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA
WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEAK TROUGH IS
CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN ALASKA. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW IS DEVELOPING
OVER WESTERN ALASKA BETWEEN THE SIBERIAN HIGH AND THE ALASKA TROUGH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE TROUGH OVER ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE SOUTHWEST TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN
TODAY...THEN MERGE WITH THE ALASKA TROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THAT
BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW. THE SIBERIAN RIDGE WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH
SUNDAY...AND THEN SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE ALASKAN LOW MOVES SOUTHWEST THIS WILL
CREATE CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE AREA AND BRING IN MOISTURE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO COASTAL AREAS LATER TODAY AND SOME
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR INLAND AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ON
MONDAY THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME LESS
CYCLONIC...AND SNOW SHOULD BE LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...A SURGE OF COLD AIR IS
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN STRONG NORTHERLY
FLOW AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA WILL ALSO BECOME MORE CYCLONIC TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH
INCREASING SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
ALASKA PANHANDLE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MEAN UPPER LOW WILL BE CENTERED ROUGHLY OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH PERIODIC
CHANCES OF SNOW...AND MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 126 127 128 130 132 150 155 160 165 170
171 172 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 126 127 128 130 132 138 140
141 150 155 165 170 171 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:11 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 64 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.