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Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 9, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2010, 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.

622 
FZAK52 PAFC 100012
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES NORTHWEST AND
DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY. A 962 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES
TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
219 
FZAK52 PAFC 100654 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

UPDATED ZONE 179

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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES NORTHWEST AND
DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY. A 962 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES
TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1000 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
257 
FZAK52 PAFC 101243
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 974 MB AND
MOVES TO 210 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW
THEN MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND DISSIPATES
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
352 
FZAK52 PAFC 110013
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

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.

PKZ199-111500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST
OF ST PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. A 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
516 
FZAK52 PAFC 111254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR SAINT GEORGE MOVES TO 100 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT GEORGE AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS
NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE.
CURRENT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FORECAST CHALLENGES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. APPEARS THAT THE NAM/GFS/UKMET ALL ARE
CLUSTERING LOW CENTER IN THE SAME GENERAL AREAS THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM...WHICH THE ECMWF APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER. SO AFTERNOON
PACKAGES WILL GENERALLY TREND TOWARD A NAM/GFS BLEND IN THE SHORT
TERM.

.UPPER LEVELS...
RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND AND EASTERN GULF MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA
WED. BROAD LOW COMPLEX OVER OVER THE ALEUTIANS SHIFTS EAST TO THE NE
PACIFIC A COLD AIR DIGS SOUTHEAST. BY FRI AFTERNOON...A BROAD CUT-OFF
LOW COMPLEX IS EVIDENT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH SEVERAL SHORT
WAVES ROTATING NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE RIDGE AT THAT TIME
EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CANADA TO OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND THEN SW TO
THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED STORM TRACK
EXTENDS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.SURFACE...LOW NEAR KODIAK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA
TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND EXTENDS SE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND SAT PICTURES SHOWS SEVERAL OPEN WAVES ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND CONTINUE SLOW NORTH AND EAST MOVEMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ASSOCIATED GAP
AND GEOSTROPHIC FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. STRONG WIND CONDITIONS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
GENERALLY SOUTHEASTERLY  FLOW IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS SHOULD
CONFINE MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO EASTERLY EXPOSURES OF THE
GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL WITH DOWN-SLOPING INLAND. WARMING TEMPS ACROSS THE
GULF LIKELY TO PROVIDE A MIX OR RAIN ALONG THE COAST. DIMINISHING
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ARE EXPECTED WED. WINDS
INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AS A DEVELOPING STORM
CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK FRI.

LOW CENTER ENTERING BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO 30S OVER
MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BECOME LESS
WIDESPREAD. SNOW OR A MIX CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT IN BRISTOL
BAY. COLD AIR AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD ON OVER THE DELTA
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY EVENING OVER
THE DELTA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDING ALONG THE COAST. TEMPS WARM
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAY SEE SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS SW ALASKA INTO WED. OLD LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
MOVES TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WED EVENING AND WEAKENS. SO WILL
SEE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER SW ALASKA AND
THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. RIDGE AND OFFSHORE FLOW
OVER THE SW MAINLAND WILL BRING DRYING CONDITIONS THU NIGHT AND FRI.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155 AND 125
MARINE...STORM 120
         GALE 125 127 130 140 141 160 172 175 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC FEB 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 9, 10:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC18 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 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.