Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 706, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019 FZAK51 PAFC 042315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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935 FZAK51 PAFC 051158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 052317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL EXPAND TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
489 FZAK51 PAFC 061154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG RIDGE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
588 FZAK51 PAFC 062315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN TOWARDS MORNING. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. DENSE FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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 Oct 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... EARLY THIS MORNING...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL. FURTHER SOUTH...RIDGING CONTINUES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT SPANS ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THIS IS KEEPING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...NORTH TO WESTERLY FLOW IS NOTED ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. AS SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE...PLENTIFUL MOISTURE IS STREAMING NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS BRINGING LOW AND MID LEVEL STRATUS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS AGREEMENT IS GOOD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST AND BOTH THE GFS AND NAM WERE USED TO ADJUST THE CURRENT PACKAGE. FOR MID AND LONG RANGE FORECASTS A BLOCKING PATTERN SETS UP THIS WEEKEND WITH THE PACIFIC RIDGE MOVING FURTHER NORTH. MODELS SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO SLIGHTLY DIVERGE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THEY AMPLIFY THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING. ON SATURDAY...A NEW CENTER FORMS AT THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE AND MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH FORMING A NEW LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NAM IS CURRENTLY THE OUTLIER WITH A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THIS LOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. THROUGH TODAY A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER HILLSIDE AND ANCHORAGE AREAS. LATER THIS MORNING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW WILL BRING MORE RAIN ACROSS THE GULF AND ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. WITH THE BLOCKING RIDGE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC...THE BERING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SEND WAVES OF ENERGY THAT WILL GENERATE PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEDGED BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA KEEPING SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. THE BERING LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE COAST TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN WILL BE ONGOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE BERING LOW SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWARD. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... WITH THE EXPANSIVE LOW OVER THE BERING STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL COOL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE RIDGE WILL MOVE FURTHER NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL DIMINISH THE WET PATTERN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...THE RIDGE WILL START ITS SHIFT BACK TO THE EAST MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...THE UPPER LOW THAT THE MODELS DEVELOP ON SATURDAY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WILL BEGIN A NORTHWARD TRACK. THIS WILL BE A RESPECTABLE SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...120 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE KH OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 4, 4:07 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 5, 11:12 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 5, 1:48 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.