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Small Craft Advisory 86, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 5, 2012, 9:34 AM AKDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012, 9:34 AM AKDT (17:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 3:18 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
508 FZAK52 PAFG 051734 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 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. PKZ299-060900- 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AND WEAKEN TO 991 MB BY 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ200-060900- NORTON SOUND- 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-060900- DALL POINT TO WALES- 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-060900- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-060900- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 934 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/JK SEP 12
2 follow-up statements
634 FZAK52 PAFG 052217 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061330- 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 MB LOW IN NORTON SOUND WILL BE ABSORBED BY A 986 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A 1025 MB HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-061330- NORTON SOUND- 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-061330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-061330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-061330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 217 PM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ SDB/JL SEP 12
395 FZAK52 PAFG 061118 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 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. PKZ299-070230- 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 994 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF KOTZEBUE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST 15 KT AND WEAKEN. 1008 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE EAST. IT WILL COME ON SHORE NEAR DALL POINT EARLY FRI AM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. $$ PKZ200-070230- NORTON SOUND- 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-070230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-070230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-070230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 318 AM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TF/JK SEP 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 Sep 4, 3:23 PM AKDT, 18 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 3:23 PM AKDT, 18 hours 11 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. THE 973 MB LOW 50 NM NE OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NOME BY WED AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 986 MB. THE TRIPLE LOW CONFIGURATION WITH THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CONNECT FROM ABOUT NOME TO UMIAT TO ABOUT 100 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOWS WILL BE SOMEWHAT VERTICALLY STACKED ALOFT AT THE END POINTS. ON WED...THE LOW NEAR BARTER ISLAND WILL PULL NORTH AND DEEPEN AND BEGIN TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR DOWN INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA BY THU AND THU NIGHT. CONTINUED LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE WILL SEND RAIN OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY THU AND KEEP THE CONDITIONS MUCH COLDER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REBOUND MUCH BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT. THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES REACHING 60 TO 70 MPH IN SOME OF THE WIND PRONE AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY EAST AND REACH THE ALCAN BORDER BY LATE WED MORNING. THEN THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL BRING IN THE SHOWERS AND COLDER AIR WED NIGHT AND THU TO NORTHERN INTERIOR. THE FALL PATTERN SEEMS TO BE APPROACHING FAST OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...FAIRLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE WILL CAUSE THE RIVERS TO RISE SUBSTANTIALLY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ226-AKZ227. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ245. && CF SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 9:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:23 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 2 hr | |
| Sep 5, 2:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 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.