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Small Craft Advisory 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK

June 6, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jun 6, 2012, 2:28 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2012, 2:28 PM AKDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2012, 3:38 AM AKDT
In force: 61 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

753 
FZAK52 PAFG 062228
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 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.

PKZ299-071330-
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA SOUTH TO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA.

$$

PKZ200-071330-
NORTON SOUND-
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-071330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-071330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-071330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
228 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RL/RF JUN 12

5 follow-up statements

809 
FZAK52 PAFG 071137
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 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.

PKZ299-080245-
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAINLAND WILL MOVE WEST TO THE
KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS ON SAT.

$$

PKZ200-080245-
NORTON SOUND-
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-080245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
NEAR THE BERING STRAIT...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 15 KT FROM
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. SEAS 4 FT...HIGHEST NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 15 KT FROM
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. SEAS 5 FT...HIGHEST NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 15 KT FROM
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-080245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-080245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
337 AM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB JUN 12

507 
FZAK52 PAFG 072135
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 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.

PKZ299-081245-
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAINLAND WILL MOVE WEST TO THE
KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS ON SAT.

$$

PKZ200-081245-
NORTON SOUND-
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-081245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH.
SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH.
SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-081245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-081245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
135 PM AKDT THU JUN 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RL/RF JUN 12

763 
FZAK52 PAFG 081120
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 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.

PKZ299-090230-
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 1010 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR SAT NIGHT. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAINLAND WILL MOVE WEST
TO THE KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS ON SAT.

$$

PKZ200-090230-
NORTON SOUND-
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-090230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 15 KT FROM
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST NORTH AND EAST OF ST LAWRENCE 
ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-090230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-090230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
320 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT.  AREAS OF FOG.VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB JUN 12

529 
FZAK52 PAFG 082157
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 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.

PKZ299-091300-
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN.
A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR SAT
NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAINLAND
WILL MOVE WEST TO THE KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS ON SAT.

$$

PKZ200-091300-
NORTON SOUND-
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-091300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 5 FT. FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-091300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-091300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
157 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RL/RF JUN 12

193 
FZAK52 PAFG 091138
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 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.

PKZ299-100245-
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1024 MB HIGH IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA CENTERED 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TROUGH SUNDAY. 
A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR SUN
MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH COVERS MUCH OF THE WESTERN
INTERIOR MAINLAND OF ALASKA WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEAK RIDGE
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-100245-
NORTON SOUND-
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER NOON.
SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-100245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S 10 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. 
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-100245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-100245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
338 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS.
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB JUN 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 Jun 6, 12:41 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 12:41 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 PM AKDT WED JUN 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT WAVE TROUGH NOW MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALASKA INTERIOR WILL REACH THE WESTERN INTERIOR THU AFTERNOON.
OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CLOUD SHIELD
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WHICH WILL CUT DOWN SOLAR HEATING...HOWEVER
THE UPPER DYNAMICS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
BEHIND THE MAIN CLOUD SHIELD...BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS MAY ALLOW ENOUGH
HEATING FOR A FEW LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING STORMS IN THE EASTERN
INTERIOR. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR...AND EASTERN IN AND
AREAS OF ZONES 208-210-212 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AN UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...MODEL CAPES EXCEED 800J/KG IN SOME AREAS. SOME OF THE
STORMS IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...HEAVY
RAIN...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.

FOR THURSDAY...CONSIDERABLE STABILIZATION OF THE AIRMASS IS
EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. NO CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR
THURSDAY. OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR...ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS ASSISTED BY UPPER DYNAMICS FROM THE WESTWARD MOVING
SHORT WAVE.

ON FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE
INTERIOR. THE HIGH CENTER WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
INTERIOR WITH A RIDGE AXIS WESTWARD. SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS...MODERATE
EAST WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING IN ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE...BOTH
GFS AND NAM INDICATING PRECIPITABLE WATER INCREASING TO 1-1.2 INCHES
OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS. THIS COMBINED WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES ALOFT AT LOWER LEVELS WILL DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS.
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH EAST-WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR WILL
PROVIDE SYNOPTIC SCALE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN ZONES 221-222-223-224-225-225-226-227-SRN
220-SERN 216. OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND BROOKS RANGE...SUBSIDENCE
CAP ALOFT SHOULD PREVENT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FROM DEVELOPING.

STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 600 NM NORTH OF BARROW
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC
COAST ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THERMAL
LOW PRESSURE GRADUALLY DEEPENS AND INCREASES THE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST.
WITH THIS EAST WIND FLOW...STRATUS AND PERIODS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE ALONG
THE ARCTIC COAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 220 CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM THIS
EVENING...SOME SITES LIKELY TO GUST TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH RH NEAR 30
PERCENT. SOME WARMING EXPECTED THU AND FRI OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WITH
THE BUILDING RIDGE. THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR
AREAS FRI WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO PROBLEM AREAS TODAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ220.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RF JUN 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:02 PM AKDT	Wind Advisory	AFG	6 hr
Jun 5, 4:07 PM AKDT	Wind Advisory	AFG	6 hr
Jun 6, 3:10 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	24 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.