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Small Craft Advisory 89, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 30, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

642 
FZAK51 PAFC 301228
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-310300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 120 NM S OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO
80 NM SW OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 984 MB LOW 215
NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR ICY BAY TUE MORNING AT 981
MB.
$$

PKZ120-310300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT... N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-310300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-310300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-310300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-310300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-310300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-310300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-310300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-310300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
464 
FZAK51 PAFC 310024
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 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.

PKZ197-311500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
ICY CAPE AND WEAKENS TO 990 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 370 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUESDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 290 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK
CITY AND STRENGTHENS TO 943 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-311500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-311500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-311500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-311500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-311500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-311500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-311500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-311500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-311500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$
751 
FZAK51 PAFC 311226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 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 TUE JAN 31 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 105 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 90 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A 960 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE EVENING
PEAKS AT 942 MB 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 956 MB NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS LATE WED NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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 Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A COLD CORE UPPER
LEVEL LOW ANCHORED FAR NORTH NEAR BARROW. THE ZONAL JET STREAM IS
WELL SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN FLOWING WEST TO EAST ABOUT 40N. MULTIPLE
WAVES ARE SPINNING UP ALONG THE ZONAL FLOW NEAR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN
AND MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE INTERIOR.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE WELL REPRESENTED BY THE FORECAST MODELS.
SOME INCONSISTENCIES FROM RUN TO RUN HAVE COME UP ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE
GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE WILL BE LARGELY BASED OFF OF THE 12Z ECMWF.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE PATTERN
UNDERWAY AS CLOUDS AND WARMER AIR APPROACHES SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FROM
THE WEST. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING
SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE COASTAL ZONES AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. AS FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST ALOFT...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR SECTION OF
SOUTHCENTRAL INCLUDING ANCHORAGE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS
WARM AIR AND MOISTURE OVERRUNS THE VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE.
THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY AS THE
REMNANTS OF THE SURFACE LOW MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND
SHORTWAVE RIDGING TAKES OVER IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM.

THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH WILL DEVELOP MID WEEK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND MUCH WARMER AIR TO THE COASTAL ZONES.
AGAIN...WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR PLACES LIKE KODIAK AND AROUND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. ANY RAIN COULD VERY RAPIDLY LEAD TO FLOODING CONCERNS
AFTER THE PROLONGED COLD SPELL WE HAVE BEEN UNDER THIS MONTH.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...
MOISTURE AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES HAS INVADED SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIMITED TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WHICH COULD LAST ANOTHER FEW DAYS. THE LIGHT SNOW AND CLOUDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRAVERSING THE REGION
WILL EXIT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES AGAIN
PLUMMETING UNDER CLEAR SKIES.

AS THE PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THIS WEEK...A DEEP 955 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL SEND ABUNDANT
MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS HIGH FROM THE
ALASKA PENINSULA UP TO THE DELTA IF THIS LOW DEVELOPS HOW THE MODELS
ARE ADVERTISING. AS CONFIDENCE GROWS IN THIS SCENARIO...WE WILL
LIKELY BE CONSIDERING WATCHES FOR THE AFFECTED ZONES SOON.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
WARM AIR INVADING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY
GIVE WAY AS COLD AIR WRAPS AROUND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL RESUME ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH
COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS PREVAILING THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN BY WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO
THE DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A LARGE SYSTEM DEVELOPS
BY THE END OF THE WEEK BRINGING GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS BACK TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155
MARINE...GALE 138 172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 141 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB JAN 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC50 hr
Jan 30, 4:08 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC16 hr

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