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Brisk Wind Advisory 107, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 FZAK52 PAFC 271243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A 965 MB COMPLEX LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL FORM 140 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 160 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING...BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SAND POINT EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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883 FZAK52 PAFC 280038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 130 NM S OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 290 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 975 MB. A 979 MB LOW 95 NM SW OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 280 NM W OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 975 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 975 MB LOW 340 NM S OF SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING MOVES TO 75 NM SW OF DILLINGHAM WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 975 MB LOW FORMS 185 NM SW OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
030 FZAK52 PAFC 281231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 970 MB 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 975 MB 115 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SAT NIGHT. A 962 MB COMPLEX LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 270 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Dec 26, 3:17 PM AKST, 12 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 3:17 PM AKST, 12 hours 43 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
317 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH AN EMBEDDED 960 MB SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF
THE AKPEN IS THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ON THE MAP TODAY. THIS
SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BRINGING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION TODAY...AND WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING. TOWARDS THE
GULF...SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN AS WARMER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTH. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CURRENTLY DOMINATE THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION.
ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND WILL REACH THE
NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT WITH NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING INLAND AS THERE ARE DEEP AND STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL HELP INDUCE
DECENT MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY ALONG THE KENAI AND CHUGACH RANGES...AS
WELL AS THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GREAT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. ALL MODELS
DEPICT THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WEAKENING AS IT MOVES TO THE
WESTERN GULF BY THURSDAY EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES
NORTH UP COOK INLET THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OVER
BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A LARGE LOW
STRENGTHENING ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW WILL
BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE QUASI-STATIONARY UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN
BERING AND STALL NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY. A NEW
STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE AKPEN
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MODEL AGREEMENT IS NOT AS ROBUST AS IT IS
WITH THE OTHER SYSTEMS...WITH THE CANADIAN MODEL FASTER AND
MUCH DEEPER...BUT THE 12Z EUROPEAN MODEL AND THE GFS ARE ON BOARD
WITH A SLOWER AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER LOW AND THUS WE WILL USE A BLEND OF
THOSE MODELS FOR THE FORECAST AT THAT TIME.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS WITH EMBEDDED STORM FORCE GUSTS MOVES NORTH
TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING...THEN STALLS AND SLOWLY WEAKENS
WITH DEEP EASTERLY FLOW UNABLE TO PUSH THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT
INLAND UNTIL MAIN UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE OCCURS LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY WE EXPECT TO SEE RAIN AND SNOW IN WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES...BUT WITH STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW
DEVELOPING TONIGHT A PERIOD OF MOSTLY WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT
TIMES AND THUS KEEP ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ON THE LOW SIDE COMPARED TO
THE LAST STORM. THE OTHER CONCERN WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF ANCHORAGE...AND POSSIBLY INCLUDING PARTS OF THE EAGLE RIVER
VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FOLLOW A NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TREND
TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES STEADILY RISING FROM THE TEENS
TODAY TO NEAR 30 BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN TOWN.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY HELP
CHANGE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER TO A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET FROM KING SALMON NORTHWEST TO BETHEL LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WIND SHEAR IS ALSO LIKELY AS
MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL
IMPACT AVIATION CONCERNS AS WELL.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA/AKPEN...
LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING TO THE AKPEN BEFORE IT MOVES OFF TO THE
NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE GULF. TOWARDS DUTCH HARBOR JUST ENOUGH
COLD AIR REMAINS THAT PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN FALLING AS ALL
SNOW...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES TOO WARM TO WARRANT ANY SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONCERNS WITH THE STRONG WIND GUSTS THERE.
AS THIS SYSTEMS RETREATS EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...A NEW SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH MAINLY RAIN...BUT MAY MIX WITH
SOME SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE BACKSIDE OF
THIS LOW BY FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A FAIRLY STABLE AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW
STEERING SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTH INTO THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
TEMPERATURES WILL THUS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL
PROBABILITIES OF PRECIPITATION ON AVERAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155 161
MARINE...GALES...125 132 138 140 141 155 160 165 171 172 179 180 185
STORMS...120 130 170 175 176
HVY FRZG SPRY...179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 8:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 27, 8:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 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.