Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2006
Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 18, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191232 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 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. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DEVELOP INTO A 986 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND A 974 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 200017 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 50N 172E TO MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON AT 981 MB. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SE OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 200 NM S OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVE WITHIN 50 NM SE OF KODIAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 19 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201231 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 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. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK AT 976 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA BEFORE MOVING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 Jan 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1100 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006
.DISCUSSION...
NOW...LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INITIALIZED OK BY MODELS.
MAY BE OFF A BIT...BUT NOT MUCH. OTHER AREAS SEEMS TO BE INITIALIZED
WELL. MOISTURE FIELD A LITTLER BETTER FIT WITH THE GFS THIS MORNING
PER WV IMAGERY. EITHER WAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT GENERALLY. ONLY
MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS SPEED OF THE LOW ON SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. GFS IS FASTER THAN THE ETA AT THIS POINT. BASED UPON
THE 00Z ENSEMBLES...WOULD LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE ETA AT THAT POINT IN
THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MORE IN LINE WITH THE
12Z OPERATIONAL GFS.
UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE
CHUKCHI SEA LOW TO MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND AND SETTLE OVER THE STATE
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHORT WAVE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT.
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE ROUNDING THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE TO THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA. MANY OTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGHS TO ROUND THE LOW OFF THE
KAMCHATKA STEALING ENERGY FROM THE MAIN LOW. THIS WILL WEAKEN THE
KAMCHATKA LOW AND FORM ANOTHER LOW TO THE SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE BERING SEA ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE MAINLAND LOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL ACT TO RETROGRADE THE LOW
TO BRISTOL BAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE ACTIONS WILL RESULT IN A
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE
KAMCHATKA BEGINS TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THIS WILL MOVE THE
SYSTEMS DOWNSTREAM TO THE EAST AS WELL.
SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR THE SOUND WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE WEAK
LOW. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND...SHOWERS TO MAKE THEIR WAY OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MATANUSKA VALLEY AND UP
THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS AND POINTS EAST. ONLY EXPECTING LIGHT AMOUNTS
AT THIS TIME. BUT IF THE LOW PICKS UP MORE MOISTURE...COULD SEE A FEW
MORE INCHES. THE EVENT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL SWEEP IN DRIER AND COLDER AIR THURSDAY. TEMPS WILL BE 5 TO 10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP
MOISTURE TO THE EAST OF MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND THE
SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF FOR SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND
EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF FRIDAY WITH A FRONT RACING TO THE PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY. THIS IS
AHEAD OF A STRONGER LOW WHICH WILL SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY
NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL WORK INTO THE GULF SATURDAY WITH STRONG WINDS
AND PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION REACHING THE ENTIRE GULF. TEMPS WILL WARM
UP INTO THE WEEKEND AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTH IN THE WESTERN GULF.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
THIS IS RESULTING IN A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. STRONG WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED FROM
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEST. COLD AIR BEING FILTERED THROUGH THESE
AREAS AS WELL WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN MANY AREAS OVER THE BERING
OFFSHORE AND EXTREME EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. TEMPERATURES ARE ROUGHLY
5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL INLAND. THE HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE
AREA EVEN THOUGH A LOW IS WORKING TO ADAK THURSDAY. THE LOW REMAINS
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND RETROGRADES TO NEAR SHEMYA FRIDAY WHILE
ANOTHER LOW WORKS OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST TOWARD KODIAK FROM SOUTH OF ADAK FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE PROGRESSION OF THIS LOW WILL PROVIDE SOME WARMING TO THE BRISTOL
BAY AREA AND EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND INLAND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PUSHED OFF THE MAINLAND BY THIS LOW AS WELL.
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LOW WORKS JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. GRADIENT
WEAKENS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS WELL SATURDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE
TO A STRONGER SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA.
THE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF TO REMAIN THERE OVER THE WEEKEND OR MOVE
SLIGHTLY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. THIS WILL BRING PRECIP INLAND AND KEEP
COLD AIR MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING. ANOTHER
LOW WORKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN THE MEANTIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165 179
GALE 170 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 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.