Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 634, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 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.
120 FZAK51 PAFC 082321 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 300NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
444 FZAK51 PAFC 090609 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 300NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
559 FZAK51 PAFC 091240 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
271 FZAK51 PAFC 091303 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 138 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
672 FZAK51 PAFC 092325 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF MON NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
081 FZAK51 PAFC 101159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE. A 1002 MB LOW DEVELOPS 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT AND MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER NUNIVAT AND IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE JET CORE IS AROUND 130KT ROUNDING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF. THIS WILL HELP TO SWING THE TROUGH EAST. HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH A SHORT WAVE RIDGE IN THE UPPER LEVELS. A SECOND SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ACCOMPANYING 130KT JET CORE AS WELL. A SURFACE LOW IS IN THE BASE OF EACH TROUGH WITH SHOWERS. SOME MORE INTENSE SHOWERS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THE LOW IN THE GULF TAKING A TURN TO THE EAST COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SPELL STRONG NORTH/NORTHWEST GAP FLOWS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM (3 DAYS). THIS KEEPS THE STACKED LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF SHIFTING TO THE EASTERN GULF TOMORROW AND REMAINING IN THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS SITUATED OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WILL SWING OVER THE MAINLAND SUNDAY AS A LOW CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY TO BRISTOL BAY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EVERY MODEL HAS THIS LOW HANDLED WELL AND IT ROTATES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY. THE BIG UNCERTAINTY IS THE NEXT LOW MOVING OUT OF THE WESTERN BERING/EASTERN RUSSIA STARTING TUESDAY. ALL MODELS DIFFER ON TIMING AND PHASING OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. EVENTUALLY A LOW SETS UP IN TEH EASTERN BERING THURSDAY/FRIDAY. THE ORIENTATION IS WHAT WILL SET UP WHERE THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ON THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE DEPTH SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT AMONG THE NON-NCEP MODELS AROUND 990MB. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WRAPPING UP A BIT WITH GOOD JET AND COLD AIR SUPPORT. COMBINED WITH NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER WESTERN ALASKA...STRONG NORTH/NORTHWEST GAP FLOWS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL SPARK A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING BUT BE GONE BY MORNING. WE HAD SOME AREAS GO INTO A FREEZE LAST NIGHT WITH TEMPS IN THE UPPER 20S IN EAST ANCHORAGE AND PARTS OF THE MAT VALLEY. THE DRY AIR AND LACK OF CLOUDS TONIGHT OVER THE MAT-SU AND ANCHORAGE BOWL COULD MEAN ANOTHER NIGHT OF COLD TEMPS TONIGHT. ONE FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND NORTHWEST GAP FLOWS. THIS COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH MIXING TO KEEP TEMPS ABOVE THE HARD FREEZE TONIGHT. THE STRONG GAP FLOWS TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW BUT IT WILL BE DRY. DRY AND NOT WINDS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE MAINLAND. HOWEVER...THE FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REACH KODIAK BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW AND FRONT ROTATE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY...A BARRIER JET IS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN GULF. RAIN WILL SPREAD TO THE GULF COAST LOCATIONS AS WELL WITH SOME SHOWERS SPREADING INLAND OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THEN OFF TO THE EAST...LEADING TO A PLEASANT WEEKEND WITH SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. GIVEN EXPECTED CLEARING LATER IN THE WEEKEND...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL IF WINDS SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... NORTHWESTERLY JET WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL MEAN A DRIER PATTERN SETTING UP. HOWEVER...WESTERLY GAP WINDS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. DRY TOMORROW AWAITING A FRONT FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO ARRIVE. MODERATE JET SUPPORT FOR 25-35 KT WINDS ALONG THE FRONT AS IT HITS THE COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. GOOD SE GAP FLOWS ALONG THE AKPEN WITH THIS FLOW AS WELL. THE FRONT DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND MONDAY DUE TO A LACK OF JET SUPPORT. HOWEVER...SOME MODERATE RAIN AND WIND WILL REMAIN MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE EASTERN BERING AND MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BUT WINDS WILL TAPER OFF MOSTLY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... LOW ROTATING OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE PRECIP AND WINDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THE LOW WRAPS UP BETTER ON SUNDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS STARTING TO STRETCH TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MONDAY. THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW HAS SOME GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION AND JET SUPPORT FOR STRONGER GALES AS IT RIDES ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MONDAY. THE LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS INTO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS DECREASING FROM THE WEST. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. WIND WILL REMAIN STRONG ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY TO SWING INTO THE GULF TEESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THEN WE START TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING. THE UNCERTAINTY WILL MEAN NO CERTAIN AREAS OF STRONG WINDS AND PRECIP. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS A LOW WILL BE IN THE EASTERN BERING SOMETIME LATE NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FREEZE WARNING ZONE 101 AND 111 MARINE...GALE 127 130 132 150 172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:02 PM AKDT | Freeze Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Sep 8, 10:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 5:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:56 PM AKDT | Freeze Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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