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Small Craft Advisory 665, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 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.
962 FZAK51 PAFC 192315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL TRACK OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
646 FZAK51 PAFC 201142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK AT 1000 MB LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
763 FZAK51 PAFC 202354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL SYSTEM AIMED AT THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH IS COVERING THE BERING SEA...WITH MAINLAND ALASKA
CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND A RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE FAR
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO
MUCH OF THE MAINLAND...BRINGING ABUNDANT RAINFALL FROM BRISTOL BAY
EASTWARD TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND NORTH INTO THE INTERIOR. WIND IS
THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN TODAY...AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN A LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND A HIGH OVER THE ALASKA PANHANDLE
INCREASES TODAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON THIS FIRST SYSTEM...HOWEVER THERE
ARE BIGGER DIFFERENCES WITH THE NEXT LOW MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
WESTERN MAINLAND. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE WITH THE TRACK OF THAT LOW IS
THAT THE GFS IS LAGGING BEHIND AS IT KEEPS THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH
FARTHER WEST. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MORE LIKELY CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
SHIFT EASTWARD...MAKING A NAM/ECMWF SOLUTION MORE PLAUSIBLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN
ARM WILL REMAIN AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AS THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EASTWARD...SO WILL THE MAIN MOISTURE
PLUME. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL THEREFORE DIMINISH ACROSS THE WESTERN
KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL TONIGHT...AND AFFECT AREAS SUCH AS
VALDEZ AND CORDOVA THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE COOK INLET AREA ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER IT WILL NOT BE AS
HEAVY AS THE RAINFALL SEEN TODAY.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE MAIN RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
WILL BE LIMITED TO ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH
SLOWLY SHIFTS EASTWARD. THE NEXT LOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A RELATIVELY BENIGN PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. A LARGE LOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN
BERING SEA AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS
AND PRECIPITATION WITH IT. ANOTHER RELATIVELY WEAK LOW WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS DURING THE WEEKEND.
.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
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.HYDROLOGY...
RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA...WHILE SOME LOCATIONS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE
MOUNTAINS ARE RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 0.6 TO 0.7 INCH PER HOUR. THIS
BAND OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD...BRINGING
THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO LOCATIONS SUCH AS VALDEZ AND CORDOVA TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. FLOODING CONCERNS CONTINUE ALONG THE ENTIRE GULF COAST AS
WELL AS THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND SUSITNA VALLEY AS LONG AS THIS
TROPICAL CONNECTION CONTINUES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 125
FLOOD WARNING... 125 131 135
FLOOD WATCH...121 125
MARINE...GALE...120 125 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
SCHRECKIn the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 19, 11:36 AM AKDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1136 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1023 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ANCHORAGE 61.06N 149.76W
09/19/2012 M86 MPH AK MESONET
&&
DSTRICKLANLocal storm report, Sep 19, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NNW EAGLE RIVER VISIT 61.25N 149.29W
09/19/2012 E80 MPH AK OTHER FEDERAL
PETER OLSEN REPORTS ESTIMATED WINDS WITH MORE TREES DOWN
OVER THE ROAD THAN HE HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE. POWER IS OUT
IN EAGLE RIVER VALLEY.
&&
DSTRICKLANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 5:45 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 20, 1:58 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 10:02 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Sep 20, 3:29 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:55 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
Sources
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