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Small Craft Advisory 642, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 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.
428 FZAK51 PAFC 101644 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CCA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .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. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
862 FZAK51 PAFC 102333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1003 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ANCHORAGE AT 1001 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT DURING THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM KALGIN ISLAND S...WINDS INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
444 FZAK51 PAFC 111151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPS 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUE EVENING AND MOVES TO 30 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED MORNING THEN MOVES ONSHORE WED AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPS 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD ON WED NIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
778 FZAK51 PAFC 112339 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW ARE SITUATED OVER THE EASTERN GULF. SHOWERS AND CLOUDS EAST OF THE CHUGACH/TALKEETNA RANGE THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF. THE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE CREATING STRONG NORTHWEST/NORTHERLY GAP FLOWS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WEST ALASKA COAST COMBINED WITH THE JET AXIS FROM THE EASTERN BERING ACROSS THE AKPEN STILL CREATING SOME MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW AT THE SURFACE ESPECIALLY THROUGH GAPS AS WELL. ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING BEGINNING TO WRAP UP A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SOME MODERATE SURFACE WINDS AND PRECIP ACCOMPANYING THIS LOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY. ONCE AGAIN THE NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED TO COME OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT IS THE UNCERTAIN FEATURE. IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS...THE LOW IN THE GULF TO BECOME MORE OF A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME...THE GRADIENT TO REMAIN SIGNIFICANT THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL DEEPEN A BIT FURTHER AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING TOMORROW. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT TO HIT THE WEST COAST TOMORROW. THE BECOMES A BROAD LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A FRONT MOVING UP THE GULF. A TRIPLE POINT LOW TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF A BARRIER JET IN THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN GULF COAST AREAS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT LEAVES THE LOW STRUCTURE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF WEDNESDAY. THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE AS THE TRIPLE POINT LOW WEAKENS WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LEVELS BECOME AN OPEN WAVE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THE LOW WEAKENS FURTHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS THE UNCERTAIN FEATURE. ALL MODELS DIFFER ON THE PHASING OF THE ENERGY WITH THE LOW. SO...SURFACE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BERING IS IN QUESTION. WHAT IS NOT IN QUESTION IS THE FACT A LARGE AMPLITUDE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE NIGHT. STILL A DECENT GRADIENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT FOR STRONG WESTERLY/NORTHERLY GAP FLOWS. FLOW ALOFT TO INCREASE A BIT TONIGHT AND COLD ADVECTION OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO MAINTAIN WINDS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA. THIS CONDITION TO WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AIR MASS CONTINUES TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AGAIN. WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW...DO NOT EXPECT ANY SHOWERS TO ROLL OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AGAIN TONIGHT. ALMOST THE ENTIRE MAT VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL REACH FREEZING LAST NIGHT. TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE A BIT COLDER STILL. SO...WE WILL PROBABLY ISSUE THE FREEZE WARNING AGAIN TONIGHT. THE FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY WILL REACH KODIAK BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW AND FRONT ROTATE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY...A BARRIER JET WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. RAIN WILL SPREAD TO THE GULF COAST LOCATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AS THE FRONT PASSES. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND BROADEN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND LIGHT WINDS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... JET OVER THE EASTERN BERING STRETCHING OVER THE AKPEN WITH A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE GRADIENT DISAPPEARS. CLOUDS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE AREA AS A FRONT WORKS TO THE COAST TOMORROW MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND AKPEN. PRECIP SHOULD BE MODERATE WITH THE FRONT AND REMAIN MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. THE LOW IN THE BERING WRAPS TO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. PRECIP WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERS AND AFFECT MORE OF THE AREA TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AS WELL. LIGHT WINDS AND SHOWERS REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... A LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SMALL CRAFT TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW. THE FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE WEST COAST TOMORROW MORNING WITH SOME JET SUPPORT. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE LOW WEAKENS AND BECOME MORE BROAD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH SHOWERS REMAINING OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THE NEXT LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE STRONG WINDS AND A GOOD AREA OF MODERATE PRECIP WITH THIS FEATURE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS THE UNCERTAIN FEATURE. ALL MODELS DIFFER ON THE PHASING OF THE ENERGY WITH THE LOW. SO...SURFACE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BERING IS IN QUESTION. WHAT IS NOT IN QUESTION IS THE FACT A LARGE AMPLITUDE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE. 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 WITH WARM EAST AND COLD WEST OF THE AXIS OF THE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FREEZE WARNING 101 111 MARINE...GALE 127 170 172 175 180 185 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 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.