Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 864, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 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.
554 FZAK51 PAFC 290038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LARGE 970 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN STRENGTH THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
548 FZAK51 PAFC 291205 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
332 FZAK51 PAFC 300018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
511 FZAK51 PAFC 300614 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 915 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRI NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
432 FZAK51 PAFC 301224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Nov 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. GENERALLY A PREFERENCE FOR THE NAM WITH ITS BETTER HANDLING OF THE SMALLER SCALE DETAILS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. A STRONG RIDGE ALONG 170 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE TO 180 LONGITUDE STRETCHES FROM THE TROPICS TO THE NORTH POLE. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THAT IS SEMI-ATTACHED TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LOW IS MOVING SOUTH AND IN THE PROCESS OF BEING "HANDED OFF" TO NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA IS ALSO MOVING SOUTHWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE KUSKOKWIM LOW WILL SLIDE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AND ITS MAIN EFFECT WILL BE TO INCREASE MID LEVEL COLD ADVECTION OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND INCREASE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE NORTHEAST ALASKA SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY MORNING THEN SLOW CONSIDERABLY OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AS IT TRIES TO "PINCH OFF" INTO A CLOSED LOW. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL COLD ADVECTION TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND PUSH WINDS UP INTO THE HIGH WIND CATEGORY OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. BY FRIDAY MORNING THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND TRANSFER INTO THE GULF LOW. THIS WILL LEAVE SOUTHERN ALASKA IN BROAD NORTHERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW INTO THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FOR LATER IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN BASICALLY THE SAME WITH THE RIDGE AXIS JUST EAST OF 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE. THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE WILL BE A CARVING OUT OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WHICH WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. BUT THIS WILL INDEED BE SUBTLE FOR PRACTICAL WEATHER AS GENERALLY DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 111. MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 128 130 138 140 155 160 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 28, 4:11 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:30 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 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.