Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2009
Brisk Wind Advisory 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 FZAK52 PAFC 142355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR ST GEORGE ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR ST GEORGE ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 151232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI MORNING. A 956 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI MORNING...AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR CHIGNIK FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NIKOLSKI AND WEST...N WIND 40 KT. EAST OF NIKOLSKI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 14, 4:10 AM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:10 AM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
410 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE LOW COMPLEX CENTERED AROUND 50N
170W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS WHILE
SENDING MULTIPLE WAVES ACROSS SW ALASKA. A STEADY STREAM OF
MOISTURE...ORIGINATING FROM THE TROPICS CONTINUES TO POUR OVER THE
STATE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST
COUPLE OF DAYS ON SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES. WE WILL SIDE WITH THE GFS
FOR SPECIFICS DUE TO BETTER CONSISTENCY. SEVERAL LOWS SPIN UP ALONG A
170 KT JET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAIN LOW COMPLEX. THESE FEATURES
ROUND THE MAIN LOW AND END UP CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH
TIMING IS STILL THE BIGGEST QUESTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SITUATED FROM THE MAIN
LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH DUTCH HARBOR TO SOUTH OF
BETHEL. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTH AS THE NEXT LOW
APPROACHES THE AKPENN. THIS SECONDARY LOW CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN ON
SATELLITE THIS MORNING...CURRENTLY NEAR 38N 166W. PERIODS OF RAIN (OR
FREEZING RAIN IN THE LOWER VALLEYS) WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS THE FLOW
REMAINS OUT OF THE SOUTH. SUBTLE CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION (FROM SE
TO S OR EVEN SW) WILL HAVE BIG IMPACT ON HOW MUCH PRECIP
FALLS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL DUE TO DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS. THIS
NEXT LOW COMING UP THIS EVENING HAS A 130 KT JET STREAK ASSOCIATED
WITH IT WHICH WILL HELP ENHANCE AN ALREADY TIGHT GRADIENT OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL LEAD TO WARNING LEVEL WINDS (WITH GUSTS UP TO
100 MPH) ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS).
LET THE WARM UP COMMENCE! LOCATIONS THAT ARE YET TO RISE ABOVE
FREEZING WILL DO SO BY LATER TODAY. THE TROPICAL ORIGIN OF THE FLOW
IS BRINGING VERY WARM AIR NORTHWARD...MAKING PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THE
COLD SNAP THAT HELD SUCH A TIGHT GRIP ON US FOR SO LONG.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW FROM
NUNIVAK ISLAND TO THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THIS LINE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. ELSEWHERE...MORE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE STRONG
GAP WINDS. THE SECOND STRONG LOW TAKES A VERY SIMILAR TO ITS
PREDECESSOR...APPROACHING THE AKPENN THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AS
ANOTHER JET STREAK SCREAMS OVERHEAD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WARM, WINDY AND WET CONDITIONS PERSISTS
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. COOLER AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE
WEST AS A TROUGH DIGS ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120.
GALE WARNING 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 170 172 175 179
351 352 412 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 185 412.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 6:22 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jan 14, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 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.