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Small Craft Advisory 41, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 8, 2012, 2:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2012, 2:50 AM AKDT (10:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2012, 3:10 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
038 FZAK51 PAFG 081050 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 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. PKZ298-090200- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 974 MB LOW 650 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN SLOWLY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INLAND ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH THU MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM SIBERIA TO THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY. $$ PKZ225-090200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-090200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-090200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-090200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-090200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 250 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RL/RF AUG 12
2 follow-up statements
021 FZAK51 PAFG 082145 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 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. PKZ298-091245- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 974 MB LOW 650 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN SLOWLY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LAY ALONG THE COAST AND DISSIPATE AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS INLAND. $$ PKZ225-091245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-091245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-091245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. DRIZZLE. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. DRIZZLE. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. DRIZZLE. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-091245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 145 PM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ SDB/EWP AUG 12
936 FZAK51 PAFG 091110 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 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. PKZ298-100215- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 982 MB LOW 850 MILES NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO 550 MILES NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND BY 4 AM SATURDAY WEAKENING TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ225-100215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-100215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-100215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-100215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-100215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 310 AM AKDT THU AUG 9 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RF/DJH 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 8, 12:10 AM AKDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 12:10 AM AKDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1210 AM AKDT WED AUG 8 2012 .DISCUSSION... FRONTAL PRECIPITATION BAND EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE SOUTHWESTWARD TO AKZ225 WILL CONTINUE TO THIN OUT OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO SPRINKLES OR DRIZZLE. THE ARCTIC COAST WILL REMAIN IN WESTERLY FLOW AROUND THE DEEP VORTEX OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC THROUGH SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THIS FLOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOME. UPPER RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BROOKS RANGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH SUNDAY. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF FINE LATE SUMMER WEATHER WITH PLENTY OF DAYTIME SUN OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AND BROOKS RANGE. INTERIOR TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE MOSTLY IN THE LOW 70S WITH LOWS IN THE 40S. AN UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED WEAK SURFACE SYSTEM NEAR 66N/152E IN CENTRAL RUSSIA IS PROGGED EAST THEN DROP SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... NIL. && .HYDROLOGY... RAIN AMOUNTS FROM THE FRONTAL BAND ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY HYDROLOGIC PROBLEMS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240. && RF 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.