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Small Craft Advisory 835, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
376 FZAK51 PAFC 200036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW AROUND 295 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUST TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED....W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
571 FZAK51 PAFC 201217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
153 FZAK51 PAFC 210020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 956 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
544 FZAK51 PAFC 211230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS THROUGH WED. A DEVELOPING 989 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DRIFT TO 280 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII AT 969 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 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 | 6 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
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