Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012

Small Craft Advisory 93, NWS Fairbanks, AK

September 9, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 9, 2012, 2:21 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 9, 2012, 2:21 AM AKDT (10:21 UTC)
Expired: Sep 11, 2012, 2:40 AM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

491 
FZAK52 PAFG 091021
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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.

PKZ299-100100-
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1003 MB LOW 400 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND
BY 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN BEAUFORT SEA
MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-100100-
NORTON SOUND-
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-100100-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E...EXCEPT E WINDS INCREASING TO
20 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 FT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-100100-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ220-100100-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
221 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

DA/CB SEP 12

4 follow-up statements

232 
FZAK52 PAFG 092206
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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.

PKZ299-101315-
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
AN EXPANSIVE 1033 MB HIGH CENTERED 500 MILES NORTH OF WRANGEL
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 600 MILES NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 250 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN
WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
DEEPENING TO 997 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB OVER BRISTOL BAY BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ200-101315-
NORTON SOUND-
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
LOCAL GUSTS 20 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-101315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
SOUTH. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-101315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS
15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-101315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
206 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

RF/DJH SEP 12

992 
FZAK52 PAFG 101029
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 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.

PKZ299-110130-
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL
BAY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB BY 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW TUESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-110130-
NORTON SOUND-
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-110130-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH
OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT IN THE EVENING SOUTH OF
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ215-110130-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER NOON.
SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-110130-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
229 AM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

DA/CB SEP 12

357 
FZAK52 PAFG 102221
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 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.

PKZ299-111330-
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL
BAY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB BY 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW TUESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-111330-
NORTON SOUND-
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-111330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-111330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-111330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
221 PM AKDT MON SEP 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

JK SEP 12

475 
FZAK52 PAFG 111040
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 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.

PKZ299-120100-
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1000 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-120100-
NORTON SOUND-
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-120100-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-120100-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ220-120100-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
240 AM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

DA/CB 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 8, 12:40 PM AKDT, 13 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 12:40 PM AKDT, 13 hours 41 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1240 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...A PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT FOR THE TOP OF A SHORT WAVE
RIDGE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
ALASKA MAINLAND MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

SURFACE...
A SLOWLY WEAKENING 995 MB LOW ABOUT 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BANKS ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. WEST WINDS TO 30-35 KT OVER AKZ204 AND
PKZ245 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH EXTENDING
SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW CENTER MOVES SOUTHWARD. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ABOUT
200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS SUNDAY EVENING...THEN TAKE A
WOBBLY COURSE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL HAVE LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT OVER ANY PART OF THE
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA. A CHINOOK WIND EVENT WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE ALASKA RANGE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ALOFT INCREASES. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS IN
AKZ204 LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO FLOODING IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED. THE KOYUKUK RIVER BELOW
JOHN RIVER HAS FALLEN ABOUT 0.7 FEET FROM ITS CREST FRIDAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT IN THE ALASKA RANGE
SOUTHEAST OF THE TOK CUTOFF WHERE 0.25 TO 0.5 INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH MOISTURE SPINNING OFF FROM A LOW
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. SMALLER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ZKZ224.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ204.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

&&

RF SEP 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 9, 2:18 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	12 hr
Sep 9, 2:54 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	24 hr
Sep 9, 3:15 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	11 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012 Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.