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Small Craft Advisory 76, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 25, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 25, 2012, 8:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2012, 8:45 PM AKST (05:45 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

407 
FZAK51 PAFC 260707 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
845 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE REMAINS NEAR STATIONARY AND
WEAKENS TO 998 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
845 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
845 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE
INLET. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT SOUTH END OF THE
INLET. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

2 follow-up statements

180 
FZAK51 PAFC 261237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE FRI.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

168 
FZAK51 PAFC 270048
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 983 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF WESTERN
BAYS. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 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 Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 45 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HRS(FRI
AFTERNOON). THE GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM...THOUGH THE NAM DIVERGES.

.UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
EAST INTO CANADA FRI. A WEAK SHORT WAVE TRAILS THIS CENTER ON FRI
BEFORE THE FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON SAT. A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/BRISTOL BAY SAT MORNING AS A
LOW COMPLEX MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. IT WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET TODAY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
WITH WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS. PERIODS OF SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE GULF AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE THRU THU.
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY THU NIGHT AND FRI AS THE SURFACE
LOW DROPS SOUTH AND A UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD TEMPS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRI. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS HAVE RELAXED OVER MOST AREAS SO WIDE SPREAD WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. FOG AND STRATUS MAY BECOME MORE OF
A CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER THE
REGION.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A HIGH CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL HANG AROUND THROUGH THU...THEN
WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTH. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC MOVES NORTH THU NIGHT AND FRI AND INCREASES PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE INTENSIFYING PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
MOISTURE AHEAD OF ADVANCING FRONT MOVES TO THE ALEUTIANS FRI AND
BRINGS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SNOW AS TEMPS AND THICKNESS VALUES WILL
REMAIN LOW. THAT SAID...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE A CONCERN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA LATER
IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...HOWEVER A MORE
ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE WITH THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETTING
UP ACROSS SOUTHERN AK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 132 352.
         GALE WARNING 120 121 127 129 138 140 150 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...

RMC JAN 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 25, 10:33 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	6 hr
Jan 25, 11:16 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	10 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr

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Sources

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