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Small Craft Advisory 30, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 28, 2012, 2:18 PM AKDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2012, 2:18 PM AKDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2012, 10:39 AM AKDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 FZAK52 PAFG 282218 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 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. PKZ299-291330- 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 997 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD 25 KT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST CHUKCHI SEA. 994 MB LOW JUST WEST OF DALL POINT WILL MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND SAT NIGHT AND REACH KOTZEBUE AS A 997 MB LOW BY 4 PM SUN. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING AND REACH CAPE HALKETT AS A 1004 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-291330- NORTON SOUND- 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-291330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-291330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 1 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-291330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 218 PM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RT/TF JUL 12
4 follow-up statements
519 FZAK52 PAFG 291159 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-300030- 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A COLD FRONT FROM IN THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW OVER THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE TO GOLOVIN AS A 996 MB LOW BY 4PM SUN AND TO BARROW AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4AM MON AND THEN CONTINUE NORTH. $$ PKZ200-300030- NORTON SOUND- 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-300030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-300030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-300030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 359 AM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JUL 12
229 FZAK52 PAFG 292140 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 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. PKZ299-301245- 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR NOME WILL MOVE TO BARROW AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4AM MON...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUE. $$ PKZ200-301245- NORTON SOUND- 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-301245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-301245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-301245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 140 PM AKDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RL/RT JUL 12
170 FZAK52 PAFG 301148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-310015- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW NEAR NOME WILL MOVE TO BARROW AS A 999 MB LOW BY MON MORNING...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUE. $$ PKZ200-310015- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-310015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-310015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-310015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JK JUL 12
214 FZAK52 PAFG 301839 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 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. PKZ299-310315- 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW NEAR NOME WILL MOVE TO BARROW AS A 999 MB LOW BY MON MORNING...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUE. $$ PKZ200-310315- NORTON SOUND- 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-310315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-310315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-310315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1039 AM AKDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JK 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 28, 5:46 AM AKDT, 8 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 5:46 AM AKDT, 8 hours 32 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 546 AM AKDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTS OF A RIDGE OVER NW CANADA AND THE EASTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA WITH A TROUGH OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN THEN PROGRESS SLOWLY EAST. THIS MEANS THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL LAST THROUGH SUN AND THEN SEE COOLING AND MORE WET CONDITIONS. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THE COOL AND VERY WET CONDITIONS OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST INTO MON AND POSSIBLY LONGER. SURFACE... A 996 MB LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY 4AM SUN AS A 998 MB LOW. AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW ACROSS NW ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NE ALASKA BY 4PM SAT. A BAND OF RAIN IS OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS CAUSING WINDS 15-25 KT AROUND THIS SYSTEM THAT WILL TURN OFFSHORE TODAY KEEPING THE LOW CLOUDS ON THE ARCTIC COAST OFFSHORE TODAY. A 998 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO NORTON SOUNDS AS A 996 MB LOW BY 4AM SUN AND TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AS A 997 MB LOW BY 4PM SUN. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES FALLING TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT OVER THE WEST COAST. HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THAT HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE ZONE FORECASTS. ALSO EXPECT WINDS OF 20-30KT WITH THIS LOW. A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER WILL CAUSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY IN ZONES 224 AND 226 AND MOVING NORTH SUN TO ZONES 220 AND 226 && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... EXPECT WINDS SOUTH 25 KT THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SO WILL NEED TO WATCH RH NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY. && .HYDROLOGY... HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND SPREADING FROM SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT OVER THE AREA TO THE NORTH. 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES FALLING IN A 36 HR PERIOD COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF MANY SMALL STREAMS. WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS FOR ZONES 207 208 211. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230. && JB JUL 12
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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.