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Small Craft Advisory 992, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 13, 2014, 3:51 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2014, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2014, 3:12 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769 FZAK52 PAFC 131251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140215- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY AND PROGRESS NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SUN MORNING WHILE DEEPENING TO 968 MB...THEN TRACK TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 973 MB BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-140215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-140215- BRISTOL BAY- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-140215- UNALASKA BAY- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-140215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-140215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-140215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-140215- ADAK TO KISKA- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-140215- KISKA TO ATTU- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-140215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-140215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-140215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-140215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
862 FZAK52 PAFC 140012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141245- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW AROUND 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WHILE DEEPENING TO 964 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN TRACKS TO 70 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN MON AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 976 MB. ANOTHER 977 MB LOW 375 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO AROUND 190 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-141245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-141245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-141245- BRISTOL BAY- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-141245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-141245- UNALASKA BAY- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-141245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-141245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-141245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-141245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-141245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-141245- ADAK TO KISKA- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-141245- KISKA TO ATTU- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-141245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-141245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-141245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-141245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 312 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Dec 12, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
445 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THAT
HAS BEEN MOVING EAST AND IS NOW TURNING TOWARD THE NORTH. THERE IS
A SHARP TROUGH JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA MOVING NORTHWEST.
THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A STRONG JET
(AROUND 170 KTS) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS ALONG ABOUT 35/40
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE FROM JAPAN INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT EARLY ON AND
THEN NOT SO MUCH SO STARTING ABOUT HOUR 60 (3PM AKST SUNDAY) OF
THE FORECAST. SOME OF THESE DIFFERENCES ARE DUE TO HOW THE MODELS
HANDLE A "BUCKLING" OF THE STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM...WHICH IS
FAIRLY TYPICAL AS A SMALL PERTURBATION EARLY IN THE FORECAST CAN
MAKE A LARGE DIFFERENCE LATER ON. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS NEAR
NORMAL EARLY ON...THEN BELOW NORMAL LATER IN THE FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2: SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY)...
PATCHY FOG WILL LINGER OVER THE COOK INLET REGION INTO SATURDAY
MORNING BEFORE INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT
DOWNSLOPING BEGINS TO DRY OUT THE LOW LEVELS. ATTENTION THEN TURNS
TO THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION
TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITH MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FURTHER
INLAND AND PARTICULARLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN
PASS AND THOMPSON PASS. DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL HELP TO LIMIT
PRECIPITATION FOR LOCATIONS FROM COOK INLET TO THE MAT-SU...HOWEVER
MATTERS WILL BE COMPLICATED BY A SERIES OF UPPER WAVES PASSING TO
THE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IN THE UPPER
LEVELS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A DEFORMATION ZONE TO SET UP
BETWEEN THESE FEATURES AND THE LOW OVER THE GULF. THEREFORE...
THESE LOCATIONS WILL RETAIN A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT DOES FALL WILL LIKELY BE SNOW INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ON SUNDAY AS WARMER
AIR WORKS NORTHWARD AND THICKNESSES INCREASE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)...AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA
DURING SATURDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE FLOW BY SUNDAY WITH
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING WITH A WEATHER FRONT TRACKING
INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)...
THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BE POSITIONED THROUGH THE
WESTERN BERING SEA EXTENDING SOUTHWARD JUST EAST OF ATKA BY
SATURDAY. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT LOCATED
JUST SOUTH OF ADAK BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS GALE FORCE LOW WILL
TRACK ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE CROSSING OVER INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA JUST NORTH OF UNALASKA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
BY SUNDAY EVENING THE LOW WILL TRACK JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THE
PRECIPITATION BEING HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE GALE FORCE
SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH STRONGER GAP WINDS ON THE BERING SIDE ALONG
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THIS SYSTEM. BY SUNDAY ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THE LOW THERE WILL BE GUSTY GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THESE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
KAMCHATKA TO CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO MON. AT THAT
POINT TWO WAVES WILL MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC ON THE
SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE TROUGH...WITH A CUT-OFF LOW DEVELOPING OVER
THE BERING. A LOW WILL ALSO SWING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE IN
THE WEEK. AT THE SURFACE THIS WILL RESULT IN A FEW FRONTS/TROUGHS
MOVING INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT INTO WED...AND
THEN A SIGNIFICANT LOW APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA ON THU. IN
THE BERING A DECAYING LOW WILL PERSIST INTO THU...AND ON THU A
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK AND THEN STRONG WIND AND RAIN ARRIVE IN
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU. SW AK WILL HAVE PERSISTENT SNOW
SHOWERS...MIXING WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST AT TIMES THROUGH THU.
THE GULF COAST WILL HAVE RAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THU WITH
RAIN AND SNOW CROSSING THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THE POSSIBILITY OF
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS MIDWEEK AS RAIN FROM WARM OVERRUNNING AIR
FALLS INTO SUBFREEZING AIR AT THE SURFACE.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES....155 165 170 172-177 180 181 185
STORMS...119
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...181 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 3:02 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 12, 3:02 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:13 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:13 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 12:46 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:51 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr |
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