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Small Craft Advisory 647, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
183 FZAK51 PAFC 121159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND EARLY WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
886 FZAK51 PAFC 121457 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 CORRECTED AREA 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND EARLY WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
517 FZAK51 PAFC 122351 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
386 FZAK51 PAFC 131138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 11, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WAS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA HAS MOVED EASTWARD AND IS OVER THE ALCAN BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS SITUATED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A STRONG TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD TO BRISTOL BAY. THE 250 MB JET STREAM IS FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA IN THE 60 TO 90 KT RANGE. THE JET CURVES AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE TROUGH SO IT IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN THE 95 TO 110 KT RANGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SEE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS. BY THURSDAY NIGHT THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BECOME ZONAL RIGHT BEFORE A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW DROP RAPIDLY OVER THE BERING SEA TO FUEL A STRONG STORM THIS WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS HAVE CONVERGED TO A COMMON SOLUTION THAT LOOKS VERY SOLID. THERE IS STILL SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS BY FRIDAY WITH THE COLD CORE LOW DROPPING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA AND OVER THE BERING SEA. MODEL RUNS PRIOR TO THE 12Z RUNS FROM THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN FLAT OUT AWFUL WITH THEIR CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN AND ALSO BETWEEN MODELS. DIFFERENCES IN THE UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITIONS WERE AROUND 500 MILES FROM THOSE RUNS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE MODELS ARE NOW CONVERGING ON A COMMON SOLUTION TO THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY FOR THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THEY WILL FURTHER CONVERGE ON A COMMON SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT FEW RUNS BUT ARE FINALLY GOOD ENOUGH NOW TO GIVE SOME CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST MOVING INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND BRING RAIN TO BRISTOL BAY AS WELL AS THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO BRING RAIN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL INLAND OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BE AT GALE STRENGTH THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LOW DROPPING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA WILL SPIN UP INTO A STRONG STORM BY THIS WEEKEND. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH THE JET STREAM LIKELY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTH GULF COAST. THERE WILL BE SOME VERY WINDY AREAS AS WELL WITH THIS FRONT. THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY REMAIN THE EXACT AREAS AND THE TIMING. AS THE MODELS HOPEFULLY CONVERGE ON AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT FEW RUNS THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTION SHOULD BECOME CLEARER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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