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Small Craft Advisory 66, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 25, 2012, 2:19 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2012, 2:19 AM AKDT (10:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2012, 2:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768 FZAK51 PAFG 251019 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ298-260130- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF POINT LAY WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY 4PM SUN IT WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 MILES NORTH OF BARROW. $$ PKZ225-260130- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-260130- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-260130- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-260130- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-260130- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 219 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RL/SDB AUG 12
2 follow-up statements
877 FZAK51 PAFG 252158 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ298-261400- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 996 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS ON MONDAY. THE LOW WILL BE 1003 MB 175 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-261400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-261400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-261400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-261400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-261400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 158 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ CF/DA AUG 12
025 FZAK51 PAFG 261035 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ298-270145- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB BY 10 AM AKDT MONDAY. A 1001 MB 250 NM NORTH OF MACKENZIE BAY WILL DRIFT NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-270145- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ230-270145- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ235-270145- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-270145- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-270145- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 235 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SDB/CB 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 24, 3:24 PM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:24 PM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 324 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. STRONG LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE ARCTIC COAST WILL ENABLE THE WINDS TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BUT MAINLY ON SAT ALONG THE WEST COAST ZONES. THE MODERATE RAINFALL THAT WAS EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST ALASKA DID NOT MATERIALIZE AS EXPECTED...HOWEVER THE WINDS DID MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS AND THEN SOME. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RELATIVELY STRONG OVER NIGHT WITH MANY PLACES GUSTING TO 45 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING OVER NIGHT. ALTHOUGH HIGH SURF WAS OBSERVED IN MANY PLACES AS EXPECTED...COASTAL FLOODING HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED AS OF FRI AFTERNOON. PLACES SUCH AS KIVALINA WERE SPARED THE WORSE BY HAVING THE WIND DIRECTION IN A MOSTLY UNFAVORABLE DIRECTION FOR CAUSING COASTAL FLOODING DAMAGE. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND SPREAD SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WHILE A LITTLE MORE STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WITH SOME UPSLOPE COMPONENT INVOLVED. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY MUCH COOLER THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK AS THE WESTERLY FLOW GETS LOCKED IN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THE FLOW WILL STAY VERY PROGRESSIVE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SHORT WAVES THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH AND DEPOSIT A LITTLE RAINFALL HERE AND THERE WITH NO REAL HUGE AMOUNTS AT ANY ONE TIME...JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP EVERYTHING MOIST. DRY WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE SMOKY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST OVER THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT...THE SMOKE SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE AREA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...DRY WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE MOST PART. THE CURRENT MODELS OF SPREADING A PLETHORA OF MOISTURE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR APPEARS UNREALISTIC AT THIS POINT. && .HYDROLOGY...AREAS IN NORTHWEST ALASKA ARE RECEIVING SOME LESSER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL BUT DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ADDING TO THE RIVER LEVELS THAT MUCH THUS FAR. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 9:44 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.