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Small Craft Advisory 658, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045 FZAK51 PAFC 170000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF SOUTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
913 FZAK51 PAFC 171152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 990 MB WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
740 FZAK51 PAFC 172317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST TUE NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE RIDGE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE ALASKA MAINLAND AND EASTERN
PACIFIC. AN INTENSE 160 KT UPPER LEVEL JET THAT RESIDES ALONG
THE PERIPHERY OF THESE FEATURES IS PUMPING A STEADY SUPPLY OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. DUE TO THE SLOW
WEST TO EAST PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
AVAILABLE MOISTURE...SEVERAL AREA RIVERS HAVE APPROACHED MODERATE
FLOOD STAGE TODAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN IN PLACE OVER THE SHORT TERM...MODELS
ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS A
RESULT...THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM MODEL WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...STEADY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION LATE INTO TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO SWELL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN REGIONS MAINLY ALONG THE
GULF COAST. MEANWHILE...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. ONLY A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED MONDAY...BEFORE A
FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR BETHEL IS SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD
GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM
DELTA REGIONS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND CONDITIONS WILL
GENERALLY DRY OUT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AS A WEAK
RIDGE BUILDS IN. HOWEVER A FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AGAIN BY MONDAY MORNING. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE SHORT TERM AS SYSTEMS PROGRESS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNSETTLED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
WHILE A WEAK RIDGE IS SUPPORTING RATHER QUIET WEATHER ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING THIS EVENING...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NORTH OF
SHEMYA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN BERING BY MONDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN ACTIVE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT UPPER LEVEL JETS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT
MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TOWARDS THE ALASKA MAINLAND. AS A
RESULT...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LOCAL GAPS AND LOCAL FLOODING WILL
REMAIN A POSSIBILITY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...131 135 145
MARINE...STORM...160
GALE...120 121 128 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 176 180
185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ELN SEP 12In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 16, 12:34 PM AKDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1234 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 SE ANCHORAGE 61.11N 149.66W
09/16/2012 M120 MPH AK PUBLIC
MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM THE BEAR VALLEY SUBDIVISION ON THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE OF WINDS OVERNIGHT OVER 100 MPH WITH
THE PEAK GUSTS SO FAR MEASURED AT 120 MPH BETWEEN 1AM AND
4AM.
0236 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 SE ANCHORAGE 61.11N 149.66W
09/16/2012 M112 MPH AK MESONET
A 112 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT GLEN ALPS ON THE
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AT 236 AM SUNDAY SEP 16 2012
1133 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SE ANCHORAGE 61.09N 149.62W
09/15/2012 M77 MPH AK MESONET
A WIND GUST TO 77 MPH WAS MEASURED AT PARADISE VALLEY
NEAR POTTER MARSH AT 1133 PM SAT SEP 15 2012.
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ADIXONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 17, 5:22 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
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.