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Small Craft Advisory 813, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

714 
FZAK51 PAFC 120004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 997 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO 65 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1012 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

179 
FZAK51 PAFC 121249
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1004 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DRIFT TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKA AT 1012 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 11, 4:04 PM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	13 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Nov 12, 4:57 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	48 hr
Nov 12, 5:20 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	35 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.