Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 937, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 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.
782 FZAK51 PAFC 251245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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654 FZAK51 PAFC 260035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
661 FZAK51 PAFC 260605 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
231 FZAK51 PAFC 261253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 24, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS A LOW
CENTERED NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE MAJORITY OF THE
STATE. THIS LOW CENTER WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH AS A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY.
THIS WILL SHIFT THE PATTERN ALOFT TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY OVER SOUTHERN
MAINLAND ALASKA. THE JET STREAM REMAINS IN THE ZONE FROM 30N TO 40N
AND WILL REMAIN AROUND THAT AREA THROUGH THE WEEK.
THE PATTERN AT THE SURFACE IS A BIT MORE COMPLEX WITH MULTIPLE LOW
CENTERS ALONG A TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. IN ADDITION TO
THIS THERE IS A LOW IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THAT CONTINUES TO
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST BUT IS STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
SNOW OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE GULF TUE..WITH THE
MAJORITY OF ITS ENERGY BEING USURPED BY A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE IMPROVED FROM A DAY AGO BUT THERE ARE
STILL SOME AREAS OF CONCERN. OVERALL THE NAM AND GFS LOOK VERY
REASONABLE WITH THE NAM USED IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN PART F
THE FORECAST AREA. THE GFS SOLUTION AROUND THE BERING SEA HAS NOT
CHANGED A LOT FROM YESTERDAY AND THE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO
ADJUST THEIR SOLUTIONS TO ONES THAT LOOK SIMILAR TO THE GFS. THE
ECMWF MODEL BEGINS TO DIVERGE FROM OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS AS EARLY AS
TONIGHT AND BY WED MORNING HAS DEVELOPED A RATHER STRONG LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THAT IS RESOLVED AS AN OPEN WAVE ON OTHER
SOLUTIONS. THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FAVORS THE OPEN WAVE SOLUTIONS AND
THEREFORE THE ECMWF WAS NOT USED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...PERHAPS THE MOST INTERESTING WEATHER SITUATION
IN THE AREA IS SETTING UP FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DOWN SLOPE EFFECT AND
KEEP THE SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL PAST
MIDNIGHT. BY MORNING THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL HAVE PASSED OVERHEAD
WHICH WILL CAUSE THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND
WEAKEN THEREFORE CUTTING OFF THE DOWN SLOPE. BEFORE THE WAVE PASSES
THROUGH THE STRONG WINDS COMING OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM WILL TURN DOWN
THE INLET AND THE SURFACE FLOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY. HOWEVER AS THIS WAVE PASSES OVERHEAD THERE MAY BE A FEW
HOURS WHERE THE TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF
THE CITY AND BRING SOME SOUTHEASTERLY GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH
RANGE. IF THIS HAPPENS IT WILL BE FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME BUT WOULD
ALSO JUMP THE TEMPERATURES IN THAT PART OF THE CITY AS WELL.
BY EARLY MORNING THE SITUATION BECOMES CONDUCIVE FOR STEADY SNOW
THROUGH THE EVENING.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN PASS THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM
CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY
THROUGH THE EASTERN KENAI MOUNTAINS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF AS THE LOW MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST WEAKENS AND FINALLY DISSIPATES
OVERNIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODEL CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW INTO THE LONG TERM
PERIOD. HOWEVER THE MODELS DO AGREE ON AN ACTIVE PATTERN. MULTIPLE
LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF
STRONGER WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WITH THEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 150 155 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 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.