Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 693, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
629 FZAK52 PAFC 292312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 986 MB SUN MORNING 350 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON 95 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF ATTU ISLAND SUN MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 999 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
503 FZAK52 PAFC 301202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN MOVES NEAR THE BERING STRAIT MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN NIGHT MAINTAINS STRENGTH NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBLE WEAKENS TO 998 MB 240 NM NORTH OF GAMBLE TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI MON MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 105 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 485 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302323 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 CORRECTED TYPO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBLE WEAKENS TO 998 MB 240 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI MON AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 105 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 485 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 29, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... SLOWLY DECAYING UPPER LEVEL LOW PERSISTS OVER SW ALASKA THIS MORNING...EMBEDDED IN A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER DEVELOPING TROUGH IS NEAR KAMCHATKA. AN UPPER RIDGE IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ANOTHER IS OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA EXTENDING TO THE ALCAN. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE SUSITNA RIVER VALLEY...WHILE A SMALL LOW IS DEVELOPING AT THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO SHELIKOF STRAIT. ANOTHER LOW IS OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. SURFACE RIDGES ARE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND JUST INLAND OF SE ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT A PATTERN CHANGE IS ACCELERATING. THE LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE ALCAN AND NORTHERN CANADA BY SAT NIGHT. THE LOW AT THE SOUTHERN END OF SHELIKOF STRAIT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF...MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST MON MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA EAST OF THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING...THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SKIRTS THE NORTHERN BERING SUN INTO MON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT OVER THE BERING STRAIT. THIS LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FRONT THAT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE SW AK COAST SUN NIGHT INTO MON. THE NEXT MAJOR FEATURE FOR THE WEST WILL BE THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON JELAWAT WHICH WILL MANIFEST ITSELF AS A STILL DEEP LOW ENTERING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT INTO TUE. WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING...A PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL TAKE AIM AT THE AK PENINSULA TUE AND THEN DRIFTS EAST AND AIMS AT THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED. THE FORECAST UTILIZES SOME NAM EARLY FOR DETAIL AND THEN TRENDS TO THE EC AND HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED FOR CONSISTENCY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...EXCEPT FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY...DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WHICH WILL REACH THE EASTERN ISLANDS SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. TYPHOON REMNANTS WILL THEN BRING GALES AND RAIN TO THE WESTERN PORTION BEGINNING MON NIGHT. FOR SW AK...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN FROM THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE SUN NIGHT AND LAST INTO TUE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SHELIKOF LOW WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...AND RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ON MON RAIN FROM THE BERING FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION...WITH INTENSIFYING PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST THROUGH TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... RAIN AND WIND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WEST INTO THU...AND OVER SW AK INTO FRI. RAIN WILL ARRIVE OVER AREAS SE OF THE AK RANGE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 1:18 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 27 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.