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Small Craft Advisory 162, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 FZAK52 PAJK 280026 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-281400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE AK PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST MONDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE NORTHERN GULF TO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-281400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-281400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-281400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-281400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-281400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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874 FZAK52 PAJK 280957 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1120 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-281400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE AK PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST MONDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE NORTHERN GULF TO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-281400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-281400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1120 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-281400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1120 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-281400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-281400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
161 FZAK52 PAJK 281244 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-290100- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST A SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-290100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-290100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECO0MING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-290100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-290100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
612 FZAK52 PAJK 281614 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 714 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-290100- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST A SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-290100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-290100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 714 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 CORRECTED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-290100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-290100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
536 FZAK52 PAJK 281959 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-291330- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-291330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-291330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-291330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-291330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-291330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
413 FZAK52 PAJK 282000 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-291330- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-291330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-291330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-291330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-291330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-291330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1059 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
631 FZAK52 PAJK 282242 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING 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 WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-290100- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-290100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-290100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-290100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-290100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 142 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 27, 3:31 PM AKST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 3:31 PM AKST, 29 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
331 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012
.SHORT TERM...A FRONT DEPARTING THE REGION TO THE EAST HAS
CAUSED SNOW SHOWERS TO BECOME MORE SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON FROM
WEST TO EAST. GUSTY SELY WINDS HAVE ALSO ACCOMPANIED THE FRONT
AND WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES AWAY. UP TO AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN SHOWERS.
AS THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES MORE INTO THE EAST-
CENTRAL GULF...EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH E-W ORIENTED INSIDE
WATERS TO INCREASE. HAVE GONE WITH MAINLY SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES...HOWEVER SOME HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THESE GUSTY AREAS
INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DISENCHANTMENT BAY AND CROSS
SOUND.
TEMPERATURE TRENDS TONIGHT WILL VARY WITH CLOUD COVER. THE
COASTAL AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE SOME BREAKS LATE TONIGHT RESULTING
IN COOLER TEMPERATURES WHILE INSIDE AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES
REMAINING FAIRLY STEADY IN THE LOW 30S.
USED MAINLY THE NAM12 AND ECMWF FOR UPDATES TODAY. BIGGEST
FORECAST CHALLENGE WAS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. SNOW FLAKE TYPE AND
TEMPERATURES ALOFT RESULTED IN LESS ACCUMULATIONS. CONTINUED THE
ADVISORY THIS EVENING FOR THE KETCHIKAN AND PETERSBURG AREAS AS
THEY WILL SEE SNOW LASTING THE LONGEST.
&&
.LONG TERM...AT MID LEVELS A WIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE AK GULF AND PANHANDLE THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL
KEEP CHANCE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION. AT THE SURFACE
ELONGATES LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL
REMAIN ALONG THE COAST. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE
SIGNIFICANT. BY THURSDAY A 972MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS MOVING OVER KODIAK BY FRIDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AK GULF REACHING
THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECIP WILL BE A MIX OF SNOW AND
RAIN WITH MOSTLY SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WITH AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS WILL PICK
UP TO GALE FORCE WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT. REMNANTS OF THIS LOW
WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND HOWEVER
FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AK
GULF.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BEFORE
LARGE DIFFERENCES DEVELOP. GFS HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT RUN TO
RUN COMPARED TO THE ECMWF. THE 12Z ECMWF HAS FALLEN MORE IN LINE
THE THE 12Z GFS WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING OF THE THURSDAY FRONT.
STILL SOME QUESTION REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH WARM
SURFACE AIR IN PLACE BUT COLDER 850 TEMPS MOVING IN. WARM SECTOR
OF THE THURSDAY LOW DOES NOT PUSH TOO FAR NORTH AND WITH MID
LEVEL ZONAL FLOW WARM AIR SHOULD BE KEPT OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. USED A BLEND OF 12Z GFS AND ECMWF WITH INHERITED GRIDS
THEN TRANSITIONED TO NEW HPC GUID FROM DAY 4 ONWARD. OVERALL
CHANGES WERE MINOR. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE WITH RESPECT
TO SYNOPTIC PATTERN BUT STILL QUESTION REGARDING PRECIPITATION
TYPE AND ULTIMATELY SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THE THURSDAY FRONT.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ026-
028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031-033>035-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042-051-052.
&&
HANNON/PRBIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 27, 1:13 PM AKST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
113 PM AKST MON FEB 27 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW ANNETTE 55.04N 131.59W
02/27/2012 M1.3 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 N KETCHIKAN 55.48N 131.65W
02/27/2012 M3.6 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
TONGASS HIGHWAY
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 9 N PETERSBURG 56.94N 132.96W
02/27/2012 M3.0 INCH PKZ034 AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW PETERSBURG 56.81N 132.96W
02/27/2012 M5.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW SE JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/27/2012 M11.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SNETTISHAM
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW EAGLECREST 58.27N 134.51W
02/27/2012 M3.1 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
BASE
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/27/2012 M3.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/27/2012 M3.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
AIRPORT
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/27/2012 M3.2 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
JUNEAU FORECAST OFFICE
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/27/2012 M3.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
MENDENHALL VALLEY RIVERSIDE AT STEPHEN RICHARDS
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW DOUGLAS 58.27N 134.39W
02/27/2012 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
WEST JUNEAU DOUGLAS ISLAND
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW SITKA 57.05N 135.34W
02/27/2012 M1.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW PELICAN 57.95N 136.21W
02/27/2012 M2.7 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW HOONAH 58.11N 135.44W
02/27/2012 M2.7 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW SE ANGOON 57.50N 134.59W
02/27/2012 M3.2 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
BARTLETT COVE
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 NE SKAGWAY 59.56N 135.17W
02/27/2012 M3.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW WHITE PASS 59.62N 135.14W
02/27/2012 M8.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 40 NW HAINES 59.65N 136.25W
02/27/2012 M4.0 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES CUSTOMS
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
02/27/2012 M5.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/27/2012 M9.1 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
&&
SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 4 PM FEB 26 - 11 AM FEB 27
GLSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 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.