Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 764, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
123 FZAK51 PAFC 241154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
045 FZAK51 PAFC 242349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH FRI. MEANWHILE A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
793 FZAK51 PAFC 251156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS A SLOW MOVING WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
154 FZAK51 PAFC 251434 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 132 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS A SLOW MOVING WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
133 FZAK51 PAFC 252339 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE STATE MODEL AGREEMENT THIS MORNING IS GENERALLY GOOD. THE NAM WAS FAVORED IN THE SHORT TERM MAINLY FOR DETAIL OVER INLAND AND COASTAL AREAS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BLOCKING HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER THE BERING WHILE A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTH AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW BY WEDNESDAY. THE BLOCKING HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES IN NORTHEAST FLOW PROPAGATING ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF AROUND THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL.. CLEAR DRY STABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE AREA. COLD GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE USUAL VALLEYS AND CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST... STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ALONG THE COASTS. A FEW AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS STABLE AND DRY AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST. BERING/ALEUTIANS... RAIN AND GUSTY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A FRONT PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND DOWN ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THIS LOW DRIFTS OFF TO THE SOUTH. A SECOND LOW PUSHING UP FROM THE PACIFIC TO NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN WILL BRING GALES TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AGAIN WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE BERING WEDNESDAY PERSISTING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... STABLE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. THE NET RESULT IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE WEATHER MEANS DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER MODE...WITH A SLOW WARM-UP BACK TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. WHILE TIMING DIFFERENCES DO EXIST...THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL SEE THE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH RETROGRADE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA...WITH A POLAR FRONT PUSHING THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN THIS PATTERN CHANGE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY THIS POLAR AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 170 171 172 176 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft 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.