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Small Craft Advisory 95, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 13, 2012, 3:04 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2012, 3:04 AM AKDT (11:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2012, 3:58 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 FZAK52 PAFG 131104 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ299-140215- 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1003 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO OUTER BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING AND THEN DEEPEN TO 980 SAT NIGHT AND SUN AM. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTH TO POINT HOPE 4PM MON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ200-140215- NORTON SOUND- 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-140215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-140215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-140215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 304 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JL SEP 12
6 follow-up statements
576 FZAK52 PAFG 132256 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-141400- 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1003 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO OUTER BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING AND THEN DEEPEN TO 980 SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NORTHEAST OF KOTZEBUE AT 4AM AKST MON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ200-141400- NORTON SOUND- 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-141400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-141400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-141400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 256 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ MK/RT SEP 12
084 FZAK52 PAFG 141154 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ299-150300- 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1006 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO OUTER BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING AND THEN DEEPEN TO 980 SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 4PM SUN AND TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AT 4AM AKST MON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ200-150300- NORTON SOUND- 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-150300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-150300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-150300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 354 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JL/JK SEP 12
004 FZAK52 PAFG 142225 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-151330- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN TO 980 MB SUN AM. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 4PM SUN AND TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AT 4AM AKST MON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ200-151330- NORTON SOUND- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-151330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-151330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-151330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM/RT SEP 12
221 FZAK52 PAFG 151108 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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. PKZ299-160215- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY SUN AM WILL MOVE NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TO NEAR WAINWRIGHT 4PM MON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ200-160215- NORTON SOUND- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-160215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-160215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-160215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JL/JK SEP 12
776 FZAK52 PAFG 152215 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-161315- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY SUN AM WILL MOVE NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TO NEAR WAINWRIGHT 4PM MON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ200-161315- NORTON SOUND- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-161315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-161315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-161315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ DA/RT SEP 12
607 FZAK52 PAFG 161158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ299-170030- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 987 MB LOW BY 4PM MON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRUDHOE BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 980 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN DRIFT WEST. $$ PKZ200-170030- NORTON SOUND- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-170030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-170030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-170030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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 12, 3:02 PM AKDT, 12 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 3:02 PM AKDT, 12 hours 2 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 302 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012 .DISCUSSION... A COUPLE MORE DAYS OF A COOL PATTERN FOR MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA BEFORE A BIG PATTERN CHANGE STARTING THIS WEEKEND. OLD LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NE AND REFORM OVR THE YUKON AND THEN MOVE NE NEXT 24 HOURS. 1002MB LOW IN THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY AS A 996MB CENTER BY 4AM FRI...THEN TO EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY 4AM SUN. COMPLEX LOW IN THE WRN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF 60N. IN THE MID-RANGE...MODELS REMAIN IN AGREEMENT ON DIGGING A TROUGH IN ALONG 175W WITH A BIG RANGE ALOFT OFFSHORE VANCOUVER ISLAND. DIFFS ARE IN THE TIMING OF SHORTWAVES AND OVERALL IN HEIGHTS ACROSS EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA. OVER...THIS WOULD BE A COOL WET PATTERN FOR WRN ZONES AND MILD IN THE INTERIOR...WITH AT LEAST EPISODES OF STRONG CHINOOK THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. NORTH SLOPE...WINDS TURNING AROUND WEST AS HIGH ARCTIC LOW BRUSHES THE AREA. PRECIP WILL BE SPOTTY AND LIGHT. WEST COAST...COMPLEX LOW IN THE SRN BERING SEA WILL NOT IMPACT SRN ZONES MUCH OTHER THAN TO TURN THE WINDS TO NE-E. INTERIOR...NOTHING MORE THAN SOME CLOUDS EXPECTED FROM THE OLD LOW MOVING NEWD TONIGHT IN THE SE INTERIOR. WITH ONLY LIGHT FLOW AND LOW HEIGHTS...CLOUDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NRN INTERIOR LIKELY TO PERSIST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .HYDROLOGY... NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && RT SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 3:07 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every 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.