Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 1, 2012, 2:26 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2012, 2:26 PM AKDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2012, 2:45 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
070 FZAK52 PAFG 012226 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-021330- 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN MOVE SOUTH TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST WILL MOVE EAST MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-021330- NORTON SOUND- 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-021330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-021330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-021330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 226 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RL/RF JUL 12
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574 FZAK52 PAFG 021148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-030215- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB MON AFTERNOON. BY TUE AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL BE 999 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. ON WED THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHEAST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST MON AND MON NIGHT. BY TUE MORNING THE FRONT WILL BE NEAR NOME. $$ PKZ200-030215- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-030215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-030215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S THIS MORNING. S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-030215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DA/DJH JUL 12
484 FZAK52 PAFG 022225 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-031330- 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY TUE EVENING. ON WED THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHEAST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT AND BE NEAR NOME BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ200-031330- NORTON SOUND- 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-031330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-031330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-031330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 225 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RL/RF JUL 12
925 FZAK52 PAFG 022228 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-031330- 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY TUE EVENING. ON WED THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHEAST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT AND BE NEAR NOME BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ200-031330- NORTON SOUND- 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-031330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-031330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-031330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 228 PM AKDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RL/RF JUL 12
178 FZAK52 PAFG 031156 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-040200- 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW 240 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. AT 4 PM AKDT TUE THE LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL. AT 4 PM AKDT WED THE LOW WILL BE 1002 MB OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND CHUKCHI SEA WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ200-040200- NORTON SOUND- 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-040200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST AFTER NOON. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT MAINLY S WINDS 10 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-040200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-040200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 356 AM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DA/DJH JUL 12
708 FZAK52 PAFG 032134 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041245- 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA AT 4 PM AKDT WED AS A 1002 MB LOW. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE EVENING. 1000 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE WILL MOVE WEST TO REACH BERING STRAIT A MID DAY THU. IT WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND CHUKCHI SEA WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ200-041245- NORTON SOUND- 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-041245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-041245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-041245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 134 PM AKDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ CWA/TF JUL 12
384 FZAK52 PAFG 041155 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-050100- 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A BROAD MULTI-CENTERED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA AND WEST COAST WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 1004 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ALMOST ON FRI. A RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO THE CHUKCHI SEA WED NIGHT AND BY FRI NIGHT THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BE UNDER THE EFFECTS OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ200-050100- NORTON SOUND- 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-050100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 15 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-050100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-050100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 355 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER THE OUTER WATERS NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ DA/DJH JUL 12
817 FZAK52 PAFG 042245 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051345- 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A BROAD MULTI-CENTERED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA AND WEST COAST WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 1004 MB LOW WED NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON THU. BY FRI NIGHT THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BE UNDER THE EFFECTS OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ200-051345- NORTON SOUND- 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-051345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-051345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-051345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 245 PM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ TF/CC JUL 12
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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 1, 1:14 PM AKDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:14 PM AKDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 114 PM AKDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR...WEAK RIDGING ALOFT WITH NEAR NORMAL HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD AND DEEP UPPER LOW NEAR 71N/161E WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY TUESDAY MORNING AND TO THE DALL POINT/NUNIVAK ISLAND AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. HEIGHTS OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BEGIN FALLING TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. ENSEMBLE MEANS FROM YESTERDAYS 00Z GFS RUN AND TODAYS EARLY MORNING 12Z ECMWF RUN AGREE WELL ON THE FORECAST POSITIONS OF THE UPPER LOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE SYSTEM WILL BE DRAGGED ALONG BY THE UPPER LOW. SURFACE... A BROAD THERMAL TROUGH LYING EAST-WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL PROVIDE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN 216-221-227...GOES VISIBLE IMAGING IS ALREADY SHOWING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THESE ZONES. EXTENSIVE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE NOW BEING DETECTED IN ZONES 220-224. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF FAIRBANKS IN ZONE 222. A FEW GAGES IN ZONES 220 AND 224 HAVE REPORTED 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH. RAIN WILL BE LIKELY OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT...AN INCREASING LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN OVER THE WEST COAST AND FAR SOUTHWEST INTERIOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE SYSTEM MOVE SOUTHEAST. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BLEND OF THE ENSEMBLE MEANS IS PREFERRED. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND...LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST UPPER FLOW IS EXPECTED WITH RIDGING NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. HEIGHTS AND TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR NORMAL. THE BASIC UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION IN THE INTERIOR. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... NO ISSUES. && .HYDROLOGY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND ALASKA RANGE THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERAL GAGES HAVE REPORTED ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. && RF JUL 12
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