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Small Craft Advisory 69, NWS Fairbanks, AK

August 27, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 27, 2012, 1:44 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2012, 1:44 PM AKDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2012, 2:08 PM AKDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

836 
FZAK52 PAFG 272144
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 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.

PKZ299-281245-
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW IN THE
NORTHEAST SEA OF OKHOTSK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR ON
TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-281245-
NORTON SOUND-
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-281245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT WITH SEAS 8 FT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
ELSEWHERE 15 KT AND 5 FT SEA.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS WEST
OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-281245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-281245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
144 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

CC/RL AUG 12

8 follow-up statements

518 
FZAK52 PAFG 281039
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ299-290145-
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1025 MB HIGH IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1000 MB
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR TODAY. A 998 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE YUKON DELTA COAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO NEAR NOME THURSDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-290145-
NORTON SOUND-
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-290145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT WEST
OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
RAIN...FOG.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST NORTH OF
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-290145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN..FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-290145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
239 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

SDB/CB AUG 12

251 
FZAK52 PAFG 282226
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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.

PKZ299-291300-
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1002 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
IN PLACE. A 1002 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO
NEAR WAINWRIGHT AS A 1005 MB LOW WED. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR
WILL MOVE NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 1000 MB LOW WED. A LOW
DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TODAY WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON
DELTA AS A 997 MB LOW BY 4PM WED AND TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AS A 998 MB
LOW THU.


$$

PKZ200-291300-
NORTON SOUND-
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-291300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-291300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-291300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
226 PM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG.
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

641 
FZAK52 PAFG 291056
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ299-300200-
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 997 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS A 990 MB LOW. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR 75N 160E
WILL PUSH OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ200-300200-
NORTON SOUND-
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-300200-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-300200-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-300200-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
256 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

SDB/JAM AUG 12

391 
FZAK52 PAFG 292213
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 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.

PKZ299-301245-
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 998 MB LOW IN EASTERN NORTON SOUND WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. A
998 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND
TONIGHT ABSORBING THE PREVIOUS LOW AND THEN MOVE OVER KOTZEBUE
SOUND AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4PM THU...THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ200-301245-
NORTON SOUND-
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

$$

PKZ210-301245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT.
FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-301245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-301245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
FOG.
.THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

AUG 12

881 
FZAK52 PAFG 301203
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ299-310315-
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 984 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND
BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING
TO 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ200-310315-
NORTON SOUND-
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST
OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-310315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-310315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-310315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RF/DJH AUG 12

269 
FZAK52 PAFG 301204 CCA
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

CORRECTED LINE 1 OF SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ299-310330-
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 994 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4
AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB.

$$

PKZ200-310330-
NORTON SOUND-
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST
OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-310330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-310330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-310330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RF/DJH AUG 12

014 
FZAK52 PAFG 301251
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ299-310345-
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 994 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4
AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB.

$$

PKZ200-310345-
NORTON SOUND-
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST
OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.  
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.  
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-310345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.  
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-310345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.  
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-310345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RF/DJH AUG 12

905 
FZAK52 PAFG 302208
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 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.

PKZ299-311200-
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 992 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF
KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL
DRIFT SOUTH TO NORTON SOUND SUN AM WEAKENING TO 1002 MB. HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING NORTH OF THE SIBERIA COAST WILL BUILD EASTWARD
ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-311200-
NORTON SOUND-
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-311200-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-311200-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-311200-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

JL/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 27, 1:13 PM AKDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 1:13 PM AKDT, 31 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
113 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH 500 MB TROUGH
EXITING THE EASTERN PORTION OF ALASKA AS A 500 MB RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN INTERIOR. SOAKING RAINS
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR HAVE TRANSITIONED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN ONE HALF
INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN. HIGHEST RAIN TOTALS HAVE
BEEN IN AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE AND ARE MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR. SIGNIFICANT RAIN ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS
HE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR WITH LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED. FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR
SMALL STREAMS FOR ZONES 227 225 AND 221 WILL BE CANCELED WITH THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. SPS AND RVS FOR HEAVY RAIN FOR ZONES
224 AND 226 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED FOR
MOST LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR SO SMALL STREAMS WILL NEED
TO BE MONITORED FOR RISES HOWEVER RECENT DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW
FREEZING LEVELS ALONG WITH SLOW RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OVER 2 DAYS
SHOULD LIMIT SHARD RISES ON SMALL STREAMS IN THESE AREAS.

SNOW NOTED IN AND NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2500 FT
WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY IN ATIGUN PASS. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE
AND OVER NIGHT IN THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE.

PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN MARINE ZONE 210 AND TOMORROW IN MARINE ZONES 220 AND
245. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WED NIGHT AND
THURSDAY IN MARINE ZONES 225 AND 230.

A 999 MB LOW MOVES EAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ANADYR TUESDAY MORNING
TO BE LOCATED NEAR NORTON SOUND THURSDAY EVENING AS A 998 MB LOW.
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF
FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.

REMNANTS OF TYPHOON BOLAVEN CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE KOREAN PENINSULA
ARE FORECAST TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST TO BE IN THE
SOUTHWEST BERING SEA OR WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE SPREAD IN THE LONG RANGE MODELS ON TRACK OF THE
REMNANTS OF BOLAVEN AND WILL TO BE MONITORED.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NONE

&&

.HYDROLOGY...CONTINUE TO MONITOR SMALL STREAMS WITH EXPECTED
RAINFALL TONIGHT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ245.
&&

CCC AUG 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 7:40 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFG		19 hr
Aug 27, 2:45 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFG		48 hr

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Sources

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