Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2008
Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 24, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2008, 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 250055 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 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. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 390 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 965 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 982 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. EAST OF ATKA...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ATKA WEST. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ATKA WEST. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB THEN DISSIPATES TUESDAY NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ADAK MONDAY EVENING THE MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AS 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 24, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
EAST...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS LOOK FAIRLY
REASONABLE THROUGH 60 HR(TUE). THEY HAVE A SIMILAR HANDING OF
WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...STRONGER LOW TO SOUTH...AND
MAINLAND RIDGE. GFS/EC TEND TO HOLD IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH 96
HR(WED NIGHT). DIFFERENCES BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED BEYOND.
.WEST...UNSTABLE LOW PRESSURE PATTERN SETS UP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
MODELS WILL TEND TO STRUGGLE WITH THE SURFACE FEATURES NEAR AND SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE GFS 12Z GFS RUN LOOKS MORE REASONABLE THEN
PREVIOUS 00Z RUN BY KEEPING THE GENERAL LOW COMPLEX FURTHER SOUTH OF
THE CHAIN. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE AS SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE BERING SEA
ICE EDGE AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION INTO SW AK WILL HOLD UP SURFACE
PRESSURES AND FORCE STORM TRACK FURTHER SOUTH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...A WEAK LOW CENTER OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY
NORTH AND WEST TONIGHT/MON AS UPPER CENTER DROPS SW TOWARD THE AK
PEN. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS WITH THE THREAT OF LIGHT
SNOW/SN SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE EASTERN FORECAST AREA. CURRENT SAT
IMAGERY SHOWS INCREASING CLOUDS SPREADING WEST OVER THE GULF AND
COPPER RIVER AND RADAR DATA SHOWS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF.
DRYING SHOULD OCCUR OVER SOUTHCENTRAL/COPPER RIVER/NORTH GULF MON
NIGHT AND TUE AS COLD ADVECTION AND GENERALLY OFFSHORE FLOW. GAP
WINDS LIKELY TO BE EVIDENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT/MON WITH
WEAK PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE PACKING. CURRENT THOUGHT IS THESE WINDS
WILL ENOUGH FOR MINIMUM STRONG WIND HEADLINES.
.WEST...WEAK COLD ADVECTION OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA REACHES ITS PEAK
WITH 850MB TEMPS FALLING JUST BELOW -18C TONIGHT AND MON. AFTER THAT
THE ADVECTION BECOMES GENERALLY NEUTRAL AS THE LOW CENTER DROPS SOUTH
TOWARD THE AK PEN AND SETS UP EASTERLY FLOW. AS UPPER CENTER DROPS
SOUTH EXPECT SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MON/MON NIGHT INTO SW
ALASKA. STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY TO HOLD OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AK
PEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NORTHERLY FLOW. STRONG
WINDS WITH FRONTAL TROUGH/STORM CENTER OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC WILL
HOLD WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL/WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUE MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...TRENDED TOWARD THE 12Z GFS OUT WEST. MADE FEW
CHANGES IN THE EAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 175 AND 176. GALES 172 AND 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 141 165 179 AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.