Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2007
Brisk Wind Advisory 28, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 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. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 995 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241245 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 UPDATED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 995 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 500 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241314 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 995 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 500 AM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE EMMONAK SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 Mar 23, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007
.DISCUSSION...
LARGE LOW COMPLEX IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING
SPREADING SNOWFALL NORTH AND EAST OF AN ANCHORAGE TO SEWARD TO BIG
RIVER LAKES LINE. STRONG WINDS ROTATING AROUND THIS SYSTEM IN THE
GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING
INTO THE WESTERN BERING AS WELL WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN. AT THE
UPPER LEVELS THERE IS A LARGE LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WITH A BROAD
TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND MAINLAND.
THE NCEP AND MODELS INITIALIZED OK. HOWEVER...BELIEVE THE NAM HAD
INITIALIZED THE BEST THIS MORNING. MOISTURE FIELDS ARE SLIGHTLY
BETTER AS WELL AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF.
UPPER LEVELS...THE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL BE REPLACED WITH
THE OMEGA BLOCK ONCE AGAIN BY TUESDAY. IN THE TRANSITION...THE CLOSED
LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SUNDAY
AND INTO THE GULF MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BERING FROM
THE WEST MONDAY WITH A LOW MOVING TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUESDAY.
THE RIDGE AT THIS TIME WILL BE PLACED OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THE
RIDGE WILL PUSH OVER THE INTERIOR WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW OVER THE
GULF MOVING TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND A BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER
MUCH OF THE BERING.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
NORTHWEST BERING TO MOVE TO THE YK DELTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AND MODERATE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. A FRONT WILL SWING
THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING THEN CENTRAL BERING
TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE MAKING THE COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT PUSHES INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT BUT WEAKENING AT THE SAME TIME. A
SECONDARY SYSTEM WITH BETTER UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO SPIN UP IN THE
BERING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. DUE TO BETTER UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT...EXPECT THE WINDS TO BE A BIT STRONG AND MORE PRECIPITATION.
THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN SUNDAY AS IT MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY.
GALE FORCE WINDS AND GOOD PRECIP AMOUNTS TO HIT FROM THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY AREA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE LOW WILL EXIT THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE
BERING MONDAY. HOWEVER...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS TO REMAIN OVER THE
EASTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. A STRONG
LOW TO WORK TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MONDAY WITH STRONG WINDS
AND WARMING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PRECIP.
THE FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST INTO WEDNESDAY BUT
WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS. THE GENERAL FLOW IS FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST...SO
TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
BEFORE THE WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW WEDNESDAY.
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON TO LIFT NORTH WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE THIS EVENING. A RESIDUAL WEAK LOW CENTER TO REMAIN OVER
THE NORTHER GULF. STRONG WINDS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE GAPS
AROUND THIS LOW. NEAR WHITTIER...THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
SNOWFALL HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL LAST LONGER
THAN THE PRECIP...BUT WILL KEEP BLIZZARD INTO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY WRINGING OUT MORE
MOISTURE EAST OF ANCHORAGE. THE LOW THAT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE WEST
COAST SUNDAY TO BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL LOCATIONS SUNDAY.
THE STRONGER LOW IN BRISTOL BAY TO CROSS INTO THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE JET SUPPORT IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE
IS GOOD WINDS WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE
LOW. GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE SYSTEM FROM SOME STRONG WINDS
TO PUSH ACROSS KODIAK MONDAY. THE SURFACE LOW TO TRACK ACROSS THE
KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY. IF THIS TRACK HOLDS...SNOWFALL WILL BE
PREVALENT OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY. THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW SWING QUICKLY TOWARD THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION ENDING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PUSH
OF COLD AIR BEHIND THIS UPPER LOW AND RIDGE BUILDING INTO WESTERN
ALASKA WILL MEAN AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH
THE GAPS. HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 125
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...ZONES 121 129 130 141 150
GALE...ZONES 129 130 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN MAR 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 12:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 24, 12:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.