Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2005
Brisk Wind Advisory 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110019 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 MARINE 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW MOVES TO 480 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI EVENING. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 965 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 975 MB LOW FORMS 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT. $$ PKZ150-111500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111249 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA SATURDAY NIGHT AS 968 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-120300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-120300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-120300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Feb 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:15 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1115 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005 .DISCUSSION... .500 MB... 4860M CENTER NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND ROTATES WEST AS CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES. NEG TILT TROUGH EXTENDING SE FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND CENTER MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TONIGHT AND ELONGATES EAST. WEST TO SW FLOW OVER THE WEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND WILL HOLD IN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE OVER THE WEST ALEUTIANS MOVES TO ALONG 155W AND INCREASES IN AMPLITUDE SAT MORNING. DEVELOPING 5010M CENTER SW OF KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. .SURFACE EAST...970S MB LOW OVER WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND(PWS) IS STILL ON TRACK AND HANDLED WELL BY THE MESO ETA. INCREASING DEPTH OF COLD ADVECTION SHOWS UP WELL ON THE KENAI RADAR AS THE LAYER HAS DEEPENED AND THE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO BACK. COLD AIR HAS ALSO SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AS PACV HAS SHIFTED OVER TO SNOW. SOME WARM AIR TRAPPED IN THE VALDEZ AREA SHOULD BE DISPLACED BY COOLER AIR BY AFTERNOON. CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS INTENSE RETURNS FROM SEWARD TO THE TURNAGAIN ARM/ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA. SNOW SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HEAVY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS COLD AIR BECOMES WELL ENTRENCHED AND PWS LOW WEAKENS AND SLIPS EAST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE REGION FRI AS SW FLOW ALOFT IS SLOW TO SHIFT. SIGNIFICANT DRYING IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ONSET OF NW WINDS ALOFT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. W-N GAP WINDS PROB WILL BECOME A CONCERN FRI NIGHT AND SAT OVER THE KENAI PEN AND NORTH GULF. OUT WEST...SAT PIC SHOWS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE AREA OF OPEN/CLOSED CELL CU OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. CURRENT FLOW IS GEN FROM THE NW...BUT SHOULD SHIFT TO THE W-SW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS. SHIFT IN FLOW SHOULD BRING SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE SW MAINLAND. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND DROP INTO THE 950S AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA FRI MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND TO THE EAST ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS FRI NIGHT. EXPECTED STORM FORCE WINDS WITH FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING ZONE 101. BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 145. MARINE...NUMEROUS UPDATES. SEE LATEST BULLETIN. RMC FEB 05
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 10, 5:16 AM AKST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1016 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 AM SNOW SELDOVIA 59.44N 151.71W
02/10/2005 0.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
5 AND 1/2 INCHES, SINCE MIDNIGHT.
&&
STEPETINLocal storm report, Feb 10, 5:19 AM AKST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1019 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
02/10/2005 0.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
VARIES AROUND TOWN FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES, OVERNIGHT.
&&
STEPETINLocal storm report, Feb 10, 5:22 AM AKST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1022 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 AM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
02/10/2005 0.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STERLING TO KENAI, 6 INCHES ALL AROUND.
&&
STEPETINLocal storm report, Feb 10, 5:27 AM AKST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1027 AM AST THU FEB 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 AM SNOW 35 S ANCHORAGE 60.67N 149.19W
02/10/2005 0.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
GIRDWOOD FIRE STATION, SNOW STARTED AROUND 530AM, NEW
SNOE AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES, RATE OF FALL IS CURRENTLY 1
INCH AN HOUR.
&&
STEPETINLocal storm report, Feb 10, 10:49 AM AKST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
349 PM AST THU FEB 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0338 PM SNOW ANCHORAGE 61.18N 149.19W
02/10/2005 0.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
LOCATION IS AROUND LOWER HILLSIDE, SNOW FALL SO FAR IS 11
INCHES. ANOTHER LOCATIONS NORTH OF THIS AREA REPORTS 10
INCHES.
&&
STEPETINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.