Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2008
Brisk Wind Advisory 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 8, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 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 090009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 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. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 958 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 090227 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATES AREA 150 FOR FREEZING SPRAY MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 958 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 530 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090254 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATE ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... CLEVELAND VOLCANO 80 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 976 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 958 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 530 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 555 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ASHFALL. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090703 AAC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATE SYNOPSIS AND ZONE 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. A 958 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 530 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1000 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM WEST OF ADAK BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 29 FT DIMINISHING TO 26 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI FEB 8 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS WERE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. THE LONG
TERM SOLUTIONS STILL SHOW SOME RUN TO RUN VARIABILITY SO CONFIDENCE
IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST IS NOT HIGH. GFS WAS THE CHOSEN MODEL OF
THE DAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO HOLD ITS POSITION OVER THE
WEST COAST. THIS RIDGE REFLECTS DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH A
BAROTROPIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SITTING OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND
BRINGING COLD NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE MAINLAND. THIS HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE WEATHER PATTERN AND MOVING ALL THE
SYSTEMS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE PANHANDLE. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL QUICKLY BE
PUSHED OFF INTO THE GULF AS THE BLOCKING HIGH PREVENTS IT FROM MOVING
NORTHWARD INTO OUR REGIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE OUT FOR BROAD
PASS AND THOMPSON PASS AS WINDS PICK UP TONIGHT WITH THE LOW
APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA. AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE LOW STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN
MARINES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE A CONCERN AS WELL IN MANY
AREAS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR ICY AREAS. THE BLIZZARD
WATCH THAT WAS OUT FOR KODIAK ISLAND HAS BEEN CANCELED AS IT APPEARS
THAT NOT MUCH SNOW WILL REACH THE ISLAND AND THE CURRENT SNOW PACK IS
PRETTY IMMOBILE. OTHERWISE...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
NOT MUCH CHANGE HERE EITHER. THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR
WITH SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AS THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
APPROACHES KODIAK. THESE WINDS WILL REACH STORM FORCE JUST SOUTH OF
THE AKPEN AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH BUT WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF AGAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN AGAIN MAINLY IN THE
COLDER AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND THE ICE EDGE. AS FOR THE
ALEUTIANS...LOOKS LIKE A CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR THEM AS A LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BRING ANYTHING STRONGER THAN GALES TO THE ALEUTIANS FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ALTHOUGH RAIN AND SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED OF
COURSE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE CHANGE IS IN STORE IN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH RETROGRADES
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN...ALLOWING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
TO MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND AND A SURFACE LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF.
THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MAINLAND AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES. THE CAVEAT HOWEVER IS THAT THE MODELS TRADITIONALLY DO
NOT HANDLE PATTERN CHANGES WELL...SO THE TIMING OF THE UPCOMING
CHANGE MAY BE A LITTLE OPTIMISTIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 132 150 352
GALES...120 130 138 155 175 176 411 412 413
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 150
160 165 185 414 351
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 7:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 12:16 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 8, 10:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
Nearby
Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2008Every brisk wind advisory in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.