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Small Craft Advisory 674, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 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.
909 FZAK52 PAFC 222254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK TONIGHT AT 990 MB AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. A 995 MB LOW NEAR ATTU WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN TO 200 NM EAST OF ADAK AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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024 FZAK52 PAFC 231149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 40 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. A 997 MB LOW 205 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO NEAR UNIMAK PASS WHILE STREGTHENING TO 990 MB LATE MON MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 989 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM EAST OF SAND POINT MON EVENING AND MOVES TO 65 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
822 FZAK52 PAFC 240000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 22, 5:20 AM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 5:20 AM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE OVER THE
REGION FOR SOME TIME IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT THIS MORNING AS THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA BECOMES MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED
WITH THE EASTWARD AND NOW NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF A LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ROUGHLY 500 MILES SOUTH
OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TAKING ON A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY
ORIENTATION...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND INTO THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING THE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKENING IT INTO AN OPEN WAVE AS IT APPROACHES
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAM HAS COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS REGARDING THE TIMING OF
THIS EVOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
SLOWLY APPROACHES SOUTHCENTRAL AK. RAIN WILL BE MOST PREVALENT ALONG
THE GULF COAST...PARTICULARLY FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND/EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHERE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES
GIVEN THE VERY MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. THIS SETUP IS ALSO
LIKELY TO BRING ABUNDANT RAINFALL TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA
VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO THE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE
APPROACH OF THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND
TONIGHT ALONG THE AKPEN...AS WELL AS COASTAL AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES NORTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA. RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
TODAY AND OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE CHAIN
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM TRAVERSES THE SOUTHERN BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA NEXT WEEK AS THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH WHICH HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE BERING WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD OVER THE ALASKAN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND LESS PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 111 121 125 131 135 145
FLOOD ADVISORY 101 141
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120
GALE WARNING 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 7:26 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Sep 23, 8:38 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 49 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.