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Small Craft Advisory 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK

August 20, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 20, 2012, 2:27 AM AKDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2012, 2:27 AM AKDT (10:27 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2012, 3:38 PM AKDT
In force: 61 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

705 
FZAK52 PAFG 201027
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 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.

PKZ299-210130-
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 997 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST
AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 AM AKDT TUE. A LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A 994 MB CENTER EARLY TUE
MORNING. THE LOW THEN SPLITS INTO TWO CENTERS WITH A 1000 MB LOW
NEAR GAMBELL AND A 993 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT LAY BY 4 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-210130-
NORTON SOUND-
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-210130-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
FOG. RAIN DEVELOPS.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-210130-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-210130-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
227 AM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

DA/CB AUG 12

5 follow-up statements

102 
FZAK52 PAFG 202209
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 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.

PKZ299-211315-
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A 994 MB CENTER EARLY
TUE MORNING. THE LOW CENTER WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES
OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-211315-
NORTON SOUND-
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-211315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-211315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-211315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
209 PM AKDT MON AUG 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

/RT AUG 12

093 
FZAK52 PAFG 211149
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 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.

PKZ299-220030-
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC SLOPE WILL MOVE EAST OF
DEMARCATION POINT TUE NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE TO
200 NM WEST OF POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTH.

$$

PKZ200-220030-
NORTON SOUND-
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-220030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-220030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-220030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
349 AM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

196 
FZAK52 PAFG 212215
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 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.

PKZ299-221315-
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 995 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NE OF
WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4PM AKDT WED. 1008 MB HIGH WILL BUILD OVER
CHUKOTKA ON WED. A 980MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM SIBERIA TO THE GULF OF
ANADYR BY 4AM AKDT FRI.

$$

PKZ200-221315-
NORTON SOUND-
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-221315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WEST OF SLEDGE
ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-221315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-221315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
215 PM AKDT TUE AUG 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RT/DJH AUG 12

285 
FZAK52 PAFG 221155
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ299-230030-
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST. 
A 999 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA
AS A 1003 MB LOW BY 4AM THU AND THEN DISSIPATE. A STRONG LOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA THU AND MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA AS A 980 MB LOW FRI.

$$

PKZ200-230030-
NORTON SOUND-
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN...FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-230030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. 
.THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-230030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. 
.FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-230030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
355 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

085 
FZAK52 PAFG 222338
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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.

PKZ299-231445-
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHWEST 20 KT. 994 MB LOW JUST NORTH OF BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE
NORTH 25 KT AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. 994 MB LOW WILL FORM SOUTH OF
CAPE OLYUTORSKIY AT 4 AM THU AND STRENGTHEN TO A 988 MB LOW NEAR
CAPE NAVARIN AT 4 PM THU. THE WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL
EXTEND FROM BERING STRAIT TO DALL POINT AT 4 AM FRI.

$$

PKZ200-231445-
NORTON SOUND-
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-231445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 25 KT WEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER NOON. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-231445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-231445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
338 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KTS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

TF/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 19, 3:47 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:47 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
347 PM AKDT SUN AUG 19 2012

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH
TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST AND RIDGE OVR EXTREME ERN MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE YT. A TROUGH ALOFT NOW OVR ERN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO
THE BERING STRAIT TUE...REINFORCING THE TROUGH AND HELP PUSH A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE INTERIOR WITH SHOWERS AND BRING
ABOUT A DAY OR SO OF COOLER WX BEFORE THE RIDGE REBUILDS.

AT THE SURFACE...ELONGATED COMPLEX LOW FROM THE NORTON SOUND NWD
INTO CHUKCHI SEA WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE...WEAKENING LOW
EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY MON AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW MOVING FROM
ERN SIBERIA TO ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND BY TUE EVENING. COLD FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE INTERIOR MON INTO TUE...WITH 1018 HIGH BUILDING
INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BY TUE EVENING.

THE MID RANGE MODELS HAVE NOT HAD GOOD DAY TO DAY CONSISTENCY...BUT
THE 12Z CROP ARE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT IN HAVING A CLOSED LOW
ALOFT NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AND RIDGING FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL
PACIFIC NEWD INTO THE NORTHERN-MOST GULF OF ALASKA OR SOUTH-
CENTRAL...WITH STRONG WSW FLOW IN BETWEEN. THIS IS PLAUSIBLE FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR...BUT GIVEN THAT THE MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED OF
LATE...CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

NORTH SLOPE...CONTINUED MILD WITH LITTLE RAIN AND NOT MUCH RAIN
FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE DAYS.

WEST COAST...RAINS HAVE LIGHTENED UP AND SO FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. A SHORT BREAK IN THE STEADY RAIN
MONDAY...BUT OVERALL REMAINING DAMP AND COOL FOR THE NEXT WEEK AT
LEAST.

INTERIOR...COLD FRONT MOVING EAST WITH COOLER AIRMASS BUT PROBABLY
NO MORE THAN SCATTERED SHOWERS...ESPCLY FAIRBANKS EWD. REBUILDING
RIDGE WILL WARM IT BACK UP TO SGFNTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MODERATE CHINOOK HAS BROUGHT WINDS AND MUCH LOWER RHS TO LEE OF
THE ALASKA RANGE AND HELPED FAN THE DRY CREEK FIRE...WITH
FAIRBANKS TODAY RECORDING ITS FIRST DAY OF THE SUMMER WITH SMOKE
AS A REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
RAINFALL AS BECOME MUCH LIGHTER PAST 12 HOURS. MAIN STEM OF THE
KOBUK STILL RISING..ALBEIT MORE SLOWLY AND IS WELL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE. THE FEW OTHER GAUGED RIVERS ARE STEADY OR FALLING.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220.
&&

RT AUG 12

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 2:11 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFG		49 hr

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