Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 461, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 FZAK52 PAJK 232330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ099-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ041-241400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-241400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-241400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-241400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-241400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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155 FZAK52 PAJK 240159 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 600 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ099-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ041-241400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 600 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-241400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-241400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 600 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-241400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-241400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 600 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
100 FZAK52 PAJK 241131 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ099-250100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF FRI WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-250100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING LATE. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-250100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-250100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-250100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-250100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL LATE. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
736 FZAK52 PAJK 242313 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ099-251400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL DISSIPATE LATE FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER SE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF OF AK SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
660 FZAK52 PAJK 250439 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ099-251400- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL DISSIPATE LATE FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER SE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF OF AK SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 839 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
128 FZAK52 PAJK 251138 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ099-260100- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER SE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE SAT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF OF AK SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ041-260100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-260100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-260100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-260100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
046 FZAK52 PAJK 252330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SAT NIGHT. A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER SE THROUGH SUN. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF OF AK SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Aug 23, 5:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 5:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
538 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS BEEN GIVING RAIN
SHOWERS TO THE AREA IS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS MORNING.
IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO B.C. THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN GULF
BEHIND IT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW THIS
MORNING THEN BECOME MORE SCATTERED OR ISOLATED OVER THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERN AREAS SUCH AS
KETCHIKAN AND KLAWOCK WILL SEE SHOWER ACTIVITY INCREASE MID DAY
THEN BECOME SCATTERED TO ISOLATED IN THE EVENING. BY LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AND
COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE CLOUDS DECREASING WITH BREAKS OF SUN.
HOWEVER CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AS A
NEW FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GULF. THIS NEW LOW AND FRONT
WILL NOT BE MUCH OF A FACTOR IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST BUT DO
EXPECT RAIN TO MOVE INTO THE YAKUTAT AREA AND EASTERN GULF
THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG
THE FRONT WITH 20-25 KT OUT OF THE SW-SE OVER THE OUTSIDE WATERS.
A BARRIER JET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
INCLUDING AREA 52 WHERE WINDS OF 30KT OUT OF THE E-SE ARE
FORECASTED DURING THE DAY.
BY THURSDAY EVENING THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HAVE MOVED
OVER THE PANHANDLE. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR NORTHERN LYNN CANAL WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 30KT
IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20KT IN SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL. ELSEWHERE
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT 15KT. AS THE NEW LOW MOVES ACROSS
THE GULF THE EASTERLY GRADIENT WITH THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE AND
THUS HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR CROSS SOUND LATE
TONIGHT AND INCREASED ICY STRAIT WINDS TO 20KT.
WITH BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER AROUND SUNSET EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO BE ABLE TO FALL TO AFTERNOON DEWPOINT LEVELS...LOWER 50S...AND
SO HAVE INCLUDED MENTION OF PATCHY FOG FOR MANY LOCATIONS LATE
TONIGHT. NUMERICAL MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD SO USED AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR MOST FIELDS.
SOME WERE BRINGING IN RAIN WITH THE NEXT FRONT A LITTLE QUICKER
THAN TYPICAL SO LIMITED THE CATEGORICAL RAIN ALONG THE FRONT TO
JUST OFFSHORE AND OVER YAKUTAT FOR LATE TONIGHT. FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE LONG RANGE FORECAST OVER THE
PAST 24 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW STILL FORECAST TO
SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF ON FRI WITH FRONTAL BANDS OF
RAIN AND SOME WIND MAINLY STAYING ALONG THE OUTER COAST. THE MAIN
REASON FOR THIS IS UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND SOME LOW LEVEL EAST
TO SE WINDS OVER THE PANHANDLE KEEPING THE BEST FORCING ALONG THE
OUTER COAST AND OFFSHORE. MID RANGE MODELS LOOK TO HAVE A GOOD
HANDLE ON THIS SYSTEM. AS SUCH I HAVE LIKELY POPS EXTENDING INTO
A GOOD CHUNK OF THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH SOME CATEGORICAL POPS
AROUND BARANOF ISLAND. THE FARTHER INLAND YOU GET THE LOWER THE
CHANCE OF PRECIP ON FRIDAY. AS FOR WIND, IT WILL MAINLY BE
RELEGATED TO THE OUTER COAST AND GULF WITH NOTHING HIGHER THEN
30 KT EXPECTED. THESE HIGHER WINDS HOWEVER WILL KICK UP SOME
HIGHER SEAS IN THE GULF WITH SEAS UP TO 10 FT FORECAST IN SOME
PLACES BY FRI AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THE LOW, A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN THE GULF SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING DRYER WEATHER TO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND
AND NEXT MONDAY. HOWEVER THIS WILL BE DELAYED IN THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE AS A MID LEVEL VORT MAX MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE ON SAT WILL KEEP AT LEAST A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST.
BY NEXT TUES MODEL AGREEMENT BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AS DIFFERENCES
ON HANDLING THE NEXT WAVE START SHOWING UP. THE EC IS THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE SHOVING THE WAVE ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE
PANHANDLE BY NEXT TUES AND ALREADY HAS A SECOND SYSTEM GETTING
READY TO ENTER THE GULF BY THE TIME THE GFS HAS GOTTEN THE FIRST
SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND IS WEAKER,
DRYER, AND MUCH SLOWER. WITH THESE VAST DIFFERENCES FORECAST
CONFIDENCE PAST MONDAY IS NOT VERY GOOD.
WITH THE GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE MID RANGE DECIDED ON USING
THE EC AND NAM INITIALLY FOR THE DETAILS THAT THEY PROVIDE.
SWITCHED TO MORE GFS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS THE EC STARTED
SHOWING ITS AGGRESSIVE SIDE. FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND
BEYOND USED HPC WHERE ANY CHANGES WERE NEEDED.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ042.
&&
HANNON/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 12:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 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.