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Small Craft Advisory 729, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 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.
622 FZAK51 PAFC 131129 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A PACIFIC LOW THAT TRACKS TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB SUN MORNING. THIS COMPLEX LOW THEN MOVES TO AROUND 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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583 FZAK51 PAFC 131654 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 138 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A PACIFIC LOW THAT TRACKS TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB SUN MORNING. THIS COMPLEX LOW THEN MOVES TO AROUND 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 900 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT WEST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
394 FZAK51 PAFC 132345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THEN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
018 FZAK51 PAFC 140656 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN THEN MOVE TO 250 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THEN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1055 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
716 FZAK51 PAFC 141143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX 970 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 978 MB MON MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Oct 12, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT FRI OCT 12 2012 UPPER TROF ANALYZED ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR HAD PICKED UP ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. THIS WAS MISSED BY BOTH THE NAM AND GFS. SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING AS UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY FRI NIGHT. WEAK RIDGING FORECAST ACROSS COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL CLEAR SKIES OUT OVER ALL OF ZONE 141 BY SAT MORNING, OR SOONER. INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND STRENGTHENING THERMAL GRADIENT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SUGGESTS SNOW FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AREAS BUT THE MOISTURE JUST IS NOT THERE, YET. SATELLITE SHOWS FRONT LYING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS-KODIAK TO THE PANHANDLE INCHING ITS WAY NORTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST. ASSOCIATED RAIN AND FOG KODIAK ISLAND EASTWARD IS STILL (1PM FRI) A FAIR WAYS OFF THE COAST. SOME OF THIS MOISTURE WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND INCREASE THE SNOW CHANCES FROM COOK INLET EASTWARD LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WHAT SNOW DOES DEVELOP WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BE MOSTLY ABOVE 800 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN CONTINUES KODIAK ISLAND AND INCREASES AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS ALL AREAS EAST OF THE AK RANGE AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 1000 FT OR MORE. SOME LIGHT RAIN/SNOW LIKELY TO REACH THE MCCARTHY AREA SATURDAY NIGHT BUT THE REMAINDER OF ZONE 141 TO STAY DRY. HIGH PRESSURE TAKING HOLD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD ITS POSITION INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEAK. COLD GALE FORCE NORTHERLIES WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING, FOX ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH EVEN COLDER CONDITIONS SPREADING SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL STAY IN THE FORM OF RAIN FROM ATTKA TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN THIS WEEKEND AND COULD GO EITHER WAY AT ST PAUL. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LITE TO NOTHING AT ALL. SUN NIGHT AND MONDAY THINGS BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW ACROSS ALL AREAS WITH POSSIBLY HEAVY AMOUNTS ALONG THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND AK RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ALSO DROP TO SEA LEVEL EVEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. HOWEVER, SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL HOLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING AND KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS TO A MINIMUM FOR PLACES LIKE SEWARD, WHITTIER AND CORDOVA AND MAYBE EVEN VALDEZ. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE AREAS 160, 165, 170, 180, 185 AND THE BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 180. DPERCY OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 12, 9:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.