Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 677, 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.
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. $$
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822 FZAK52 PAFC 240000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
247 FZAK52 PAFC 240425 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 UPDATED 175 172 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 815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINSHING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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. $$
141 FZAK52 PAFC 240622 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 CORRECTED 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1020 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. 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. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
424 FZAK52 PAFC 241158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR FALSE PASS AT 987 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 993 MB LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MIDDAY MON STRENGTHENS TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 70 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 |
Nearby
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.