Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 159, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 28, 2012, 4:02 AM AKDT. It was in force for 72 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 4:02 AM AKDT (12:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 3:56 AM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
459 FZAK51 PAFG 281202 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-290315- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1007 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT BY MON AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ225-290315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-290315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-290315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-290315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ245-290315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 402 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ EWP/SDB OCT 12
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801 FZAK51 PAFG 282245 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-291345- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1006 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT BY MON AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-291345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-291345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ235-291345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ240-291345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ245-291345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 245 PM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/RT OCT 12
735 FZAK51 PAFG 291158 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-300315- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1003MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY HAS BEEN STATIONARY BUT WILL DRIFT EAST TODAY THEN MOVE SOUTH TO MACKENZIE BAY BY MID DAY TUESDAY. A 1048MB HIGH OVER CHUKOTKA WILL PERSIST WITH RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE AND CHUKCHI SEA. STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST AND CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ225-300315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-300315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ235-300315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT TURNING NORTH TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ240-300315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ245-300315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 358 AM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SDB/DJH OCT 12
257 FZAK51 PAFG 292248 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-301400- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1003 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO MACKENZIE BAY BY MID DAY TUESDAY. A 1048 MB HIGH OVER CHUKOTKA WILL PERSIST. $$ PKZ225-301230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-301400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-301400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-301400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-301400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 248 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/RT OCT 12
036 FZAK51 PAFG 301154 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-310030- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-310030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-310030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-310030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-310030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-310030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ OCT 12
119 FZAK51 PAFG 301605 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 245 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-310330- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-310330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-310330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-310330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-310330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-310330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATE WINDS TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ OCT 12
303 FZAK51 PAFG 302225 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-311330- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1015 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4 AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-311330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-311330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-311330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-311330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-311330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JK/EWP OCT 12
955 FZAK51 PAFG 311156 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-010015- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1018 MB LOW OVER THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN WED. HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND INTERIOR OF ALASKA BY THU AM. A LOW IN THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 1014 MB LOW BY 4AM THU AND TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 1007 MB LOW BY 4AM FRI. A COLD FRONT WITH THIS SECOND LOW WILL MOVE TO LIE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA THU PM AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE FRI AM. $$ PKZ225-010015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-010015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-010015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-010015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-010015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ OCT 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 Oct 28, 2:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 2:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .DISCUSSION... A LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC PATTERN CHANGE OVER ALASKA IS UNDERWAY. THE PERSISTENT HIGH ALOFT WHICH HAS BEEN ANCHORED OVER THE BERING SEA FOR MORE THAN A WEEK IS BEGINNING TO BE SQUASHED BY A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW DIVING DOWN FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC. THIS UPPER LOW WILL DIG SOUTHWARD TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN AS A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. SOME RIDGING ALOFT FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL NUDGE INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR BY MID-WEEK BUT A SECOND UPPER LOW WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC LATE NEXT WEEK. SO A GENERAL LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC LOW WILL QUICKLY USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR ALOFT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND BOUTS OF SNOW. THIS WILL BRING THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW IN MANY AREAS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE IN ABOUT 10 DAYS. VARIABLE CLOUD COVER UNDER THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN A WIDE RANGE IN TEMPERATURES...AS CLEAR AREAS MAY SEE TEMPERATURE FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. AT THE SURFACE...A 1007 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TO THE MACKENZIE DELTA BY TUESDAY. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW AND CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH SEAS AND HEAVY SURF THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE RECENT LIGHT WIND REGIME OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BE REPLACED WITH WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. NORTH SLOPE...FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE WITH COOLER ONSHORE FLOW. WEST WINDS 25-35 KTS IN THE EASTERN ARCTIC DIMINISHING ON MONDAY...WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC WILL LIGHTEN UP SOME TODAY BUT THEN BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. WEST COAST....AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT NORTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH ON MONDAY. LARGE AREAS OF MARINE STRATUS AND FOG WILL DIMINISH AS NORTHERLY WINDS PICK UP. NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY NEAR POINT HOPE AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL ALSO DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY AND SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. INTERIOR...EXTENSIVE AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG UNDER THE CURRENT LIGHT WIND REGIME WILL LINGER TODAY AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COMPLETELY DISSIPATE UNTIL POSSIBLY TONIGHT. THE ARRIVAL OF COLDER AIR ALOFT AND INCREASING DYNAMICS WILL ALLOW SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE WEST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NORTH WINDS 20-30 KNOTS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG THE WESTERN COASTAL WATERS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ204. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ230-PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. && OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:22 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:02 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 7 days | |
| Oct 28, 2:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 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.