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Small Craft Advisory 34, NWS Fairbanks, AK

August 2, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 2, 2012, 1:13 PM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2012, 1:13 PM AKDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2012, 1:59 PM AKDT
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

445 
FZAK51 PAFG 022113
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 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.

PKZ298-031400-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH 
FRI NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL
ISLAND BY 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST TO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST BY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ225-031400-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-031400-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-031400-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-031400-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-031400-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
113 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

CF/DA AUG 12

4 follow-up statements

450 
FZAK51 PAFG 031020
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 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.

PKZ298-040130-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 997 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE NORTH
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY. A 990 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 500 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TO THE NORTHWEST
ARCTIC COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. A 972 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
250 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT TO APPROACH THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ225-040130-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
NOON...STRONGEST WELL OFFSHORE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9
FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST OFFSHORE.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-040130-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF ICY CAPE.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST OFFSHORE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-040130-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER NOON. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.

$$

PKZ240-040130-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER NOON. FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-040130-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
220 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 FT. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

RL/CB AUG 12

757 
FZAK51 PAFG 032203
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 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.

PKZ298-041400-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH
OF 80 DEGREES LATITUDE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST TO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. A 972
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 250 MILES NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC
COAST SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ225-041400-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-041400-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-041400-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. RAIN.
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-041400-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT.
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-041400-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
203 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

CF/DA AUG 12

687 
FZAK51 PAFG 041012
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 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.

PKZ298-050115-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 PM
AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 450 NM
NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE
NORTH. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY
FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW
SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

PKZ225-050115-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-050115-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE OF ICY CAPE.
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-050115-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT.

$$

PKZ240-050115-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.
.SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-050115-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

RL/CB AUG 12

588 
FZAK51 PAFG 042159
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 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.

PKZ298-051300-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND. THE LOW WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 450 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 10 AM AKDT
SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE EAST TO BARROW SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

PKZ225-051300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ230-051300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ235-051300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-051300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-051300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

CF/JK AUG 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 Aug 2, 1:06 PM AKDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:06 PM AKDT, 7 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
106 PM AKDT THU AUG 2 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM AND THEN DIVERGE
MASSIVELY BY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE ECMWF POWERS AND
EXTREMELY DEEP LOW THROUGH THE HIGH ARCTIC WHILE THE GFS BRINGS
DOWN A SUBSTANTIALLY WEAKER...ALTHOUGH A MORE REALISTIC CENTRAL
PRESSURE FOR A LOW IN THAT REGION. FURTHERMORE...THE ECMWF KEEPS
NORTHERN ALASKA MUCH WARMER AND IN FACT ABOVE THE NORMAL MEANS
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE GFS BRINGS THE AUGUST PATTERN WHICH IS
TYPICALLY A WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA
BY MID WEEK AND CONTINUES IT OUT. THE RMOPS EMBRACE THIS IDEA AND
CONTINUE THIS PATTERN THROUGH 360 HOURS AS WELL.

IN THE SHORTER TERM...THE CURRENT LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY
TURN THE FLOW TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL SPREAD COOLER AIR ALONG
WITH SHOWERS EASTWARD TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY LATER THIS EVENING.
THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY FRI
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE TROUGH
WHILE ANOTHER LONG WAVE TROUGH DROPS DOWN INTO THE BERING SEA ON
FRI. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY SAT AFTERNOON AS
THE NEXT LONG WAVE TROUGH CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK AT THE SAME
TIME. THIS WILL HAVE AN ARCTIC CONNECTION AS WELL AS THE POLAR LOW
WILL BE ANCHORED IN THE HIGH ARCTIC AS THE WHOLE TROUGH AXIS MOVES
EASTWARD.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC
COAST ON SAT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE SUPER WARM
ADVECTION FROM OUR FAR EAST RUSSIAN NEIGHBORS. THIS WILL IMPACT
THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST SAT AND SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THEN SLAM INTO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC
COAST BY LATE SUN NIGHT. SO AS FAST AS THE WARM AIR GETS PUSHED
IN...IT GETS PUSHED RIGHT BACK OUT.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ225.
&&

CF AUG 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.