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Brisk Wind Advisory 38, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 6, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 070055 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 160 HEADLINE.

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.

PKZ199-071400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 969 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT
974 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 984 MB SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ150-071400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-071400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-071400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ165-071400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-071400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-071400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-071400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-071400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-071400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-071400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-071400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-071400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 071130
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 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.

PKZ199-080200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA 
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY
SATURDAY THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. A 986
MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK
AT 989 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TO 80 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 976 MB SUNDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-080200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-080200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-080200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-080200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-080200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-080200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT APR 7 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Apr 6, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 8:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
130 PM ADT FRI APR 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...NOT MAJOR CHANGES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS THROUGH MON.
GFS/ECMWF MODELS SHOW SIGNIFICANT SLOW DOWN OF NEXT STORM MOVING
ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT/THU. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW THIS
TIME-FRAME WILL KEEP CHANGES TO A MINIMUM.

.SYNOPSIS...
.EAST...960S LOW CENTER MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
THIS EVENING IS BEST HANDLED BY THE GFS/UKMET. CURRENT TRACK SHOULD
TAKE CENTER THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND TO SW ALASKA
SAT MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF CENTER/FRONT WILL BRING STORM
FORCE WINDS TO MARINE 120 BY EVENING WITH GALES IN SURROUNDING
COASTAL MARINES. STRONG PRESSURE RISES BEHIND SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
STRONG CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN CENTRAL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN
SAT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME SAT AFTERNOON. EXPECT
PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN FORM OF RAIN LOWER ELEVATIONS IN SOUTH
CENTRAL WITH FREEZING LEVELS ABOVE 2000 FT. PRECIPITATION MAXIMUM
LIKELY EAST EXPOSURES THIS EVENING SWITCHING TO NORTHERN GULF
COAST/SOUTH EXPOSURES TONIGHT. NEXT DEVELOPING LOW CENTER MOVING
RAPIDLY UNDER NORTH PACIFIC JET LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND
AND RAIN TO THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SAT NIGHT/SUN. THIS
CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IN THE 960S SUN AFTERNOON.

.WEST...STORM CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE INTO SW ALASKA EARLY SAT THEN OFFSHORE EAST OF SAINT PAUL
SAT NIGHT. MORNING SOUNDING OVER SW ALASKA SHOWED FREEZING LEVELS
ABOVE 2000 FT WITH MAX OF 4300 AT PAMC. EXPECT WARM ADVECTION WITH
CENTER SAT SO WOULD LEAN TOWARD MAINLY RAIN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH
A MIX UP IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. MODELS DO SHOW SOME COLD AIR
ENTRAINMENT OVER THE WESTERN DELTA...SO COULD SEE SNOW OR MIX THERE.
STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON BACKSIDE OF CENTER SAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG
GAP WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES. SOME DRYING OVER THE SW
MAINLAND SAT NIGHT WITH ONSET OF GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW. EXPECT SOME
MOISTURE OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH NEXT CENTER SUN...BUT DOWNSLOPE SHOULD
KEEP THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON THE DRY SIDE.

WEAKENING LOW NEAR THE AK PEN HOLDS RAIN OR MIX OVER THE REGION
THROUGH SAT WITH NOT VERY STRONG WINDS. ALEUTIANS GENERALLY CLOUDY
WITH AREAS OF SNOW (MIX IN EAST)...STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WEST

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONE 101 AND 125.
MARINE...STORM..120. GALES..121 125 130 132 138 AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC APR 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 6, 11:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 6, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 6, 11:05 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC21 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.