Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 676, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 FZAK51 PAFC 231126 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF KODIAK MOVES INLAND OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB. A RESIDUAL 1001 MB LOW FORMS 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
413 FZAK51 PAFC 232315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE AND MOVE INLAND SUN EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF NAKED ISLAND. WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING AND DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
699 FZAK51 PAFC 241132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF EARLY MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY TUE EVENING. A 959 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN OVERALL VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM
(FIRST 84 HOURS) FORECAST PERIOD. THERE IS A BIT OF MODEL
DISAGREEMENT CONCERNING THE COMPLEX LOW THAT MOVES ACROSS THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NAM CONTINUES TO TRY TO
PHASE TOO MUCH OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY INTO A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED
LOW CENTER...WHEREAS THE GFS/EC SOLUTION IS MORE COMPLEX AND LIKELY.
THE GFS WAS THE PRIMARY GUIDANCE USED IN THE FORECAST TODAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP TODAY IS A LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW IS
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. THIS HAS CREATED ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
RAIN FROM SEWARD UP INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. IN ADDITION...THE
STRONG WINDS ARE FUNNELING THROUGH THE FAVORED GAPS IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG THE ANCHORAGE UPPER
HILLSIDE. THE WARM MOIST AIR WITH STRONG DYNAMIC FORCING HAS EVEN LED
TO A HANDFUL OF LIGHTNING STRIKES AROUND THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
REGION. FURTHER WEST...A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS
IMPACTED THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY...WHILE MORE SHOWERY WEATHER HAS
OCCURRED OVER MOST OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LARGE LOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BLASTING
THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND HAS LED TO
THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH WIND WARNING. WEATHER OVER THE FAR WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IS MORE BENIGN AS A WEAK LOW IS SLOWLY BECOMING MORE
ORGANIZED AND MAKING ITS WAY TO THE EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A NORTHWARD ELONGATION OF THE CIRCULATION
AROUND THE LARGE PACIFIC LOW HAS LED TO GUSTY WINDS MAKING THEIR WAY
INTO PARTS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
CASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BY
MIDNIGHT. VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW HAS ALSO BECOME ACCELERATED
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST NEAR CORDOVA WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE
STRONG OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT GETS SLOWLY DESTROYED BY THE COASTAL
MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE FAVORED
UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AS
THE UPPER LOW WEAKENS INTO AN OPEN WAVE/TROUGH AND MOVES UP COOK
INLET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AM EXPECTING ANOTHER SHORT PERIOD OF
WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN TO IMPACT MOST AREAS INCLUDING ANCHORAGE
THROUGH THE SUNDAY EVENING HOURS. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SLIGHT UPTICK
OF AREA RIVERS THAT ARE ALREADY SWOLLEN FROM PAST RAINS...BUT A
DOWNWARD TREND SHOULD RESUME QUICKLY THEREAFTER.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AREAS OF STEADY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WEAKENING
PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE INTERIOR BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE COASTS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
DIMINISH RAPIDLY BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
QUICKLY RELAXES. A LULL IN THE WEATHER WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE
WEAK LOW CURRENTLY WAY OUT WEST GROWS INTO A LARGER COMPLEX LOW AND
BECOMES STATIONARY NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW THAT WILL BE TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY WILL BE THE
STRAW THAT FINALLY BREAKS THE BACK OF THE PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN
MAINLAND ALASKA HAS SEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THIS WILL ALLOW
THE JET ENERGY THAT HAS BEEN BLASTING NORTHWARD INTO THE MAINLAND TO
SHIFT EASTWARD TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. IN ITS PLACE...DRIER AND MUCH
COOLER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO MOST LOCATIONS BY MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181
FLOOD WARNING 111 121 125 131 135 145
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 128 129 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176
179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DIXON 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 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, 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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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.