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Small Craft Advisory 834, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 9:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
994 FZAK52 PAFC 200017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW AROUND 345 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WED. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... EXCEPT LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 KT NEAR KING COVE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
966 FZAK52 PAFC 200035 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW AROUND 345 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WED. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... EXCEPT LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 KT NEAR KING COVE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
534 FZAK52 PAFC 200634 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 UPDATED 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW AROUND 345 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WED. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... EXCEPT LOCALLY GUSTING TO 60 KT NEAR KING COVE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 Nov 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD ALIGNMENT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. A STRONG NEARLY FULL LATITUDE RIDGE WILL HOLD OVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEK. AN ACTIVE FRONT WITH GALES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING AND SHEARING SOUTHEAST AS THE PARENT LOW CENTER TRACKS NORTHWARD ALONG 165E. ONLY EXCPT SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS TO MAKE IT INTO THE ADAK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATER MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE ATKA AREA WILL ONLY REACH 20 TO 25 KTS FOR A TIME MONDAY NIGHT THEN DROP BACK BY TUE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REBUILD BACK IN BEHIND THIS FRONT TUE TO FORM A SURFACE RIDGE THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND INTO THE ARCTIC. NORTH WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA ZONE AND WILL CONTINUE A DOWNWARD TREND, BUT WON'T GO AWAY ALL TOGETHER, AND REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 KT RANGE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AK PENINSULA ON UP TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. MAIN SNOW HAS ENDED OVER KODIAK ISLAND BUT UPSTREAM MOISTURE THREATENS TO PRODUCE AN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER OR TWO THRU THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN COASTS. BY THIS EVENING MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL HAVE SLID OF TO THE EAST. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS LIKE A REPEAT WITH MORE SNOW AND BLOWING AS ANOTHER BATCH OF MOISTURE RETURNS FROM THE NORTHEAST. WINDS HOWEVER WONT BE AS STRONG. AT THIS POINT THE SNOW MAY LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY LEADING TO POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (2-5 INCHES). MODELS COMING INTO LINE WITH THE NEXT BIG STORM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE MOSTLY A SOUTHEAST ALASKA PROBLEM WITH ONLY GALE FORCE NORTH NORTHEASTERLIES IN THE GULF OFF SHORE MARINE ZONE. WITH THE ARCTIC HIGH HOLDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, AND THE BIG PRESSURE FALLS FORECAST TO THE SOUTH, OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL INCREASE AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND REACH A PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM WARNING 155. GALE AREAS 127 128 132 150 160 165 170 171 175 176 180 411. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING AREAS 126 127 128 130 140 141 150 155 160 165 180 AND 414. FIRE WEATHER...NOTHING. D PERCY NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:03 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 19, 9:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.