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Small Craft Advisory 66, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 FZAK52 PAFC 221159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 1019 MB LOW 270 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1009 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM
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566 FZAK52 PAFC 230036 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 420 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1004 MB 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
182 FZAK52 PAFC 231143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. A 1018 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WILL CROSS THE BERING SEA AND BE 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM
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 Jan 21, 11:45 AM AKST, 16 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:45 AM AKST, 16 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG BLOCKING HIGH OVER EASTERN
SIBERIA IS SINKING SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING TOWARD THE FAR WESTERN
BERING SEA WHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE CONTINUES TO DIVE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA ALONG THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH.
MEANWHILE...A STRONG LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED. MOISTURE ON THE NORTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM IS BEING PULLED NORTH AND WEST TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL AS SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
IN FACT MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR IS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT RETURNS FROM
MIDDLETON ISLAND EASTWARD. OFFSHORE FLOW IS KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY
FOR THE MOMENT IN CORDOVA...BUT EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AS WE HEAD
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ARE TRENDING
SLOWLY DOWNWARD AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS SLACKEN AND UPPER FLOW SHIFTS
TO SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHORTWAVE. HOWEVER...
COLDER AIR INLAND IS CONTRIBUTING TO STRONGER WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN
GAPS. ARCTIC AIR IS SURGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS
MORNING RESULTING IN STRENGTHENING WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST WHERE WIDE OPEN SPACE IS ALLOWING FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AS THIS
AIR MASS MOVES OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING
SEA THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY CLOSE WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOTABLE DIFFERENCES ARISE ON TUESDAY WITH
SYSTEM TRACKING FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE GULF. THERE ARE
TWO CAMPS OF SOLUTIONS. THE ECMWF/UKMET/GEMGLB SHOW A 960S MB LOW
MOVING TO THE FAR EASTERN GULF WHILE THE GFS/NAM SHOW A 940S LOW
TRACKING FURTHER WEST. WITH A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN AND ARCTIC
AIR FEEDING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM TEND TO BELIEVE THE
STRONGER SOLUTION. HOWEVER...THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN THE
GFS ENSEMBLE AND CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED OFF THE ECMWF SOLUTION.
THEREFORE...WILL STICK CLOSE TO INHERITED FORECAST FOR NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AN UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND DROP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
KODIAK ISLAND ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE
LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WHICH WILL BE PULLED WESTWARD BY THE
ROTATION AROUND THE UPPER LOW. THE COMBINATION OF THE UPPER LOW
AND SURFACE LOW WILL HELP SPREAD SNOW WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. EXPECT THE BULK OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG
THE COAST. WITH A LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DYNAMICAL FORCING ANY
SNOW THAT FALLS INLAND WILL BE LIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION.
AS UPPER LOW CONTORTS AND SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY
EXPECT ANOTHER WEAK LOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF AND MORE LIGHT
SNOW TO SPREAD TO THE COAST. FLOW WILL BACK TO THE NORTH INLAND
AND MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS. A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE GULF TUESDAY
BUT THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW.
ULTIMATELY IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD END UP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. MEANWHILE...AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLES IN. THIS WILL
PRODUCE VERY WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 55 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
IN SOME PLACES. ONCE THE WINDS DIE DOWN ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL EVEN FURTHER WITH -30 DEGREE READINGS LIKELY
BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND BRING AND END TO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS BY SOMETIME ON SUNDAY. MEANWHILE CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS ARCTIC
AIR ARRIVES AND THE SNOW MAKING MACHINE THAT IS THE BERING SEA KICKS
INTO HIGH GEAR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ENHANCED BY WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL RESULT IN STEADIER SNOW AND
LOW VISIBILITIES THAN IS TYPICALLY THE CASE WITH RUN OF THE MILL
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS. THUS...THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WATCH FOR
THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING WITH
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. WINDS WILL BECOME MARGINALLY WEAKER AS COLD
ADVECTION WEAKENS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WAVES MOVING DOWN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
BLOCKING HIGH WILL CAUSE IT TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND RETROGRADE
WESTWARD AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY BROADEN AND COVER THE BERING SEA BY THE END
OF NEXT WEEK. THE LOW THAT MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY
WILL LIKELY SIT THERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEAK AND WORK WITH
THE UPPER LOW TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION.
MODELS INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHANGE IN THIS PATTERN AS WE
HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK...BUT UNCERTAINTY IS VERY LARGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 181.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 125 126 127 128 130 132
138 140 141 150 155 165 170
171 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.