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Small Craft Advisory 901, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 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.

774 
FZAK51 PAFC 120008
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH THE
NORTH GULF COAST BY WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM
SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WED MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA WED
EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. N AND E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

3 follow-up statements

465 
FZAK51 PAFC 121217
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK THU
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 981 MB
EARLY FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...BECOMING W WIND 30 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

845 
FZAK51 PAFC 130004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA
TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON
AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S 
OF SEAL ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

785 
FZAK51 PAFC 131253
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON 
AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND 
AT 975 MB FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 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 Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA...AS WELL AS
NEAR THE AK PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...WITH A RIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO. AT
THE SURFACE...A LOW IS MOVING ONSHORE AT THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE...WHILE A LOW IS MAKING ITS WAY EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WITH A FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE BERING TOWARD BRISTOL
BAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING SEA THIS MORNING HAS REACHED THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST.
OTHERWISE...THE REGION IS DRY THIS MORNING AS WE HAVE A BRIEF BREAK
IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL WITH THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES
THROUGH 36 HOURS OR SO...BEFORE DIFFERENCES BECOME GREATER ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH LOW STRENGTH AND TIMING. THE DIFFERENCES
IN THE FIRST 36 HOURS ARE IMPORTANT HOWEVER...AS SEVERAL AREAS HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO SEE SNOW CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME DURING THIS EVENT. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE COLDEST
MODEL. FOR THE AREAS EAST/SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE NAM WAS
PREFERRED FOR WINDS BUT NOT NECESSARILY FOR TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE GFS IS THE
PREFERRED MODEL THROUGH THE FIRST 84 HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A BREAK IN THE
ACTIVE WEATHER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN MOVING EASTWARD AND NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA BY THIS
EVENING FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW EVERYWHERE NORTH OF THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. HOW FAR NORTH THE WARM AIR WILL GET WILL
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BUT EITHER WAY THERE IS
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY
MOVE INLAND TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD. AS WARM AIR MOVES
NORTHWARD...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES FOR BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
STILL LOOK TO BE ON TRACK SO OTHER THAN STARTING THEM A BIT
EARLIER...WE WILL CONTINUE THEM AS IS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MORE PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL COME NEXT WEEKEND AS THIS MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COOL OVERALL
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND DURING THIS TIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING 172 175 176 411 412 413
         GALE WARNING 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 185 351 352
                      414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

SCHRECK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 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.