Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 94, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 11:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
601 FZAK51 PAFC 020039 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 944 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO AROUND 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 973 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT MOVES TO OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY SW OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING... THEN INCREASING TO SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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894 FZAK51 PAFC 021243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS TO 984 THU AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 981 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE COPPER RIVER DELTA FRI AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
394 FZAK51 PAFC 030034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
347 FZAK51 PAFC 030819 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED 121 129 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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 Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:10 PM AKST, 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
310 PM AKST WED FEB 01 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CENTERED SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK DOMINATES THE WEATHER MAP TODAY. THIS
LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH ITS PEAK INTENSITY AT 944 MB AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 160 KT JET IS TRANSPORTING
A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARDS FROM THE
TROPICS. THIS MOISTURE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION IS SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE AHEAD OF THIS LOW.
MEANWHILE...WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT COVERS THE BERING. THIS WILL SUPPORT
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES FROM SHEMYA NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT ON BOTH THE
INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AS IT
MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND INLAND NORTHWEST OF
KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
THURSDAY EVENING AS A NEW...MUCH WEAKER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
EASTERN GULF. CURRENTLY THE MORE WESTERN TRACK...AS INDICATED BY THE
GFS MODEL...WAS FAVORED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...A 944 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THURSDAY. A
TROPICAL FETCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS PROVIDING PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...THIS LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE SUPPORTING STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS SEVERAL LOCAL
GAPS. WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED 74 MPH IN PORTAGE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THEN QUICKLY RELAX BY TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES
INLAND. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE LOW ITSELF APPROACHES COOK INLET AND INTENSIFIES THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. A MUCH WEAKER LOW WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY
AND BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW...HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION AS MOISTURE STREAMS
NORTHWARD...AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN STRONG. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THIS LOW...AND ITS SLOW
PROGRESSION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THIS LOW...BRINGING A BRIEF COLD SPELL BEFORE THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FRIDAY.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO SHEMYA EARLY
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SKIRT TO THE NORTH AND FURTHER INTO THE
BERING. THIS LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. A MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL LOW WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
INCREASINGLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE WITH RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BY WEDNESDAY WHICH MOVES
NORTH TOWARDS THE GULF COAST THURSDAY. WITH INCREASINGLY STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WE SHOULD EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT LEAST NEAR NORMAL AND
PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC....BLIZZARD WARNING...101 121 125 131 155 161 181 185
MARINE...STORMS...120 130 155 160 165 170 171 180
GALES...125 129 132 138 140 141 150 172 175 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 130 132 138 141 150 155 165 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 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.