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Small Craft Advisory 630, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
110 FZAK52 PAFC 071159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN AK WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF AK FRI NIGHT. A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 1001 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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287 FZAK52 PAFC 072331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 310 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 185 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 1002 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
122 FZAK52 PAFC 081155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 1001 MB SUN MORNING 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU. THIS LOW THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT AS A 997 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS 25 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING T0 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
001 FZAK52 PAFC 082325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING PUSHES ONSHORE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 550 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DEEPEN TO 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON 400 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. THIS LOW DEEPENS FURTHER TO 995 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. FROM PORT MOLLER EAST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF COLD BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...SW 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 6, 3:50 PM AKDT, 12 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 3:50 PM AKDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MUCH OF ALASKA IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH AN AXIS EXTENDING OUT OF THE ARCTIC DOWN THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN. A CLOSED UPPER LOW EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGER TROUGH IS POISED TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM REGARDING MAIN SYNOPTIC FEATURE...BRINGING THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN RUSSIA QUICKLY SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. UTILIZED THE ECMWF FOR ITS HANDLING OF THE SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ON FRIDAY...KEEPING THE SYSTEM STRONGER AND FURTHER WEST THAN THE NAM AND GFS SOLUTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...REACHING KODIAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN IN ITS WAKE...ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST DUE TO CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE LOW. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT AS THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY MORNING AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE BERING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IT TRAVERSES THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL YIELD GENERALLY CALM CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED KAMCHATKA LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.