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Small Craft Advisory 649, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 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.
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
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
760 FZAK51 PAFC 132352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM 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 OVERNIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 989 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .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...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUESDAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
436 FZAK51 PAFC 141157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF IN THE EVENING. A 996 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF CASTLE CAPE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IR SATELLITE THIS MORNING SHOWS A BROAD UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTH WEST ALASKA KEEPING LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING. TO THE WEST WEAK RIDGING IS STREAMING ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS A LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. LIGHT RAIN IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE NOTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THEY HAVE STRUGGLED THIS WEEK WITH HANDLING THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BE MOVING OFF EASTERN RUSSIA. THEY ARE STARTING TO SHOW MORE CONSISTENCY IN THE GENERAL SOLUTION OF THE LOW. HOWEVER THE PLACEMENT OF THE CENTER OF THIS SYSTEM STILL VARIES IN THE MID TERM FORECAST WITH THE GFS TRACKING THE SYSTEM FURTHER NORTH THAN THE OTHER SOLUTIONS. THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE USED THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM AND THEN USED THE GFS THROUGH THE LONG TERM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY KEEPING LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE SHOWERS WILL MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST SLOWLY OVERNIGHT TAPERING THE RAIN OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK IN THE RAIN AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THIS WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... LIGHT SHOWERS AND LOW TO MID CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY. RAIN WILL COME TO AN END TONIGHT BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS BRIEFLY BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING RAIN BACK TO THE COASTAL AREAS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATER TODAY AND THEN THE LOW MOVES FURTHER TO THE EAST WITH A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN TONIGHT. A SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER LOW WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THIS WEEKEND BRINGING STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN BERING ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT MAY SLOW AT DOWN AT THIS POINT AS A RIDGE AHEAD OF IT AMPLIFIES. IF THIS HAPPENS THIS STORM SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 140 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. KH SEP 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 1:15 PM AKDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 115 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 AKZ101-131300- ...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND FOR ANCHORAGE... A STRONG STORM WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS WEEK WHICH WILL IMPACT THE ANCHORAGE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THIS STORM WILL BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE STORM FROM LAST WEEK. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CHANCE OF UPROOTED TREES AND RESULTING POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LAST WEEKS STORM. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS STORM WILL ALSO KEEP THE GROUND SATURATED AND EASIER TO MOVE. FORECAST SPEEDS AT THIS TIME ARE VERY PRELIMINARY AND COULD CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TIMING OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ALSO VARY BY LOCATION ACROSS THE CITY. THE BEST ESTIMATES AT THIS TIME: UPPER HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND FURTHER INCREASING TO AROUND 80 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. LOWER HILLSIDE, EAST ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER: SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON SUNDAY. REST OF ANCHORAGE: SOUTHEAST WIND TO 15 MPH ON SATURDAY INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE MAIN FRONT SHOULD HAVE PASSED THROUGH WHICH WILL USHER IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING IN SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE NEAR THE INLET. ONCE AGAIN THIS STORM DOES NOT LOOK TO BE AS STRONG AS LAST WEEK'S EVENT, BUT COULD STILL HAVE SOME ADVERSE AFFECTS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM. EZ SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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