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Small Craft Advisory 664, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 18, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2012, 12:45 PM AKDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

674 
FZAK51 PAFC 182327
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER
THROUGH WED. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT TUE
EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CHIGNIK WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

985 
FZAK51 PAFC 191143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR KING SALMON AT 988 MB LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A
1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND THEN
TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT 999 MB THU EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25
FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE THIS MORNING THEN SW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

590 
FZAK51 PAFC 192045 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1245 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR KING SALMON AT 988 MB LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A
1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND THEN
TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT 999 MB THU EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25
FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
1245 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH 
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS
TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE THIS MORNING THEN SW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 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 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
ENCOMPASSES THE BERING AND DIGS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. TO THE
EAST...A RIDGE STRETCHES ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO WESTERN
CANADA. AS THESE FEATURES CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY...THE UPPER LEVEL JET
BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL INTENSIFY AND HELP TO STREAM TROPICAL
MOISTURE NORTHWARD. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP BENEATH THE JET THIS
EVENING AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW MORNING.  THIS
LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED JET WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE SURFACE ONSHORE
FLOW AND SUPPORT WIDESPREAD RAIN...AND ALSO HELP TO INCREASE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND GAP FLOWS ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION TOMORROW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON THE LOCATION
AND INTENSITY OF A LOW THAT WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE DISAGREEMENT IN CURRENT MODELS IS
ENOUGH THAT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF
GAP WIND FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE
IN DECENT AGREEMENT SO A BLEND OF THESE MODELS WAS USED.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A FRONT LINGERING ALONG THE GULF COAST HAS
SUPPORTED STEADY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY AND GUSTY WINDS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH BUT WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY TOMORROW
MORNING AS A LOW PROGRESSES INLAND NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY...BUT MODELS CURRENTLY INDICATE THE PEAK OF THIS
EVENT WILL BE MID MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL REMAIN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER...A
FEW GUSTS MAY REACH THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING.

DUE TO THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE
TROPICS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...EXPECT HEAVY RAIN TO IMPACT MUCH OF
THE REGION. SINCE SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND SEVERAL STREAMS ARE
NEAR BANKFULL...LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL
REGION.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF KODIAK
ISLAND. AS A RESULT...GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL IMPACT THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND THEN SPREAD INLAND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY REGIONS WEDNESDAY.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
GENERALLY WEAK DISTURBANCES ARE IMPACTING THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS TODAY. AS A RESULT...WINDS HAVE BEEN RATHER LIGHT ACROSS THE
REGION WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A MORE WELL DEVELOPED LOW WILL
IMPACT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRIEFLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING BEFORE IT DIVES SOUTH.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN ACTIVE AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT WEEK. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DOMINATE THE BERING AND
SUPPORT A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE BERING AND GULF
COAST. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO INDICATE A PATTERN CHANGE BY
THE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101
         FLOOD WARNING...135
         FLOOD WATCH...125 131 145
MARINE...STORM...120 125
         GALE...129 130 132 140 141 150 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ELN SEP 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Sep 18, 9:43 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	68 hr
Sep 18, 9:58 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	44 hr
Sep 18, 10:08 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	4 days
Sep 18, 10:14 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	23 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 19, 9:41 AM AKDT	Flood Watch	AFC	24 hr
Sep 19, 10:40 AM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Sep 19, 12:45 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Sep 19, 3:35 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	11 days

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