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Brisk Wind Advisory 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
317 FZAK51 PAFC 250044 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
024 FZAK51 PAFC 250458 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 755 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
267 FZAK51 PAFC 251223 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF WHITTIER THU MORNING AT 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. .THU...VARIABLE 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT SOUTH END OF THE INLET. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. IT IS REALLY
KIND OF A MODEL "PICK 'EM" SITUATION AND THE INHERITED FORECASTS
WERE GENERALLY KEPT THE SAME...WITH A NOD TOWARDS THE ECMWF.
THE SITUATION IN THE EXTENDED IS A LITTLE TRICKIER. THE ECMWF AND
GFS QUICKLY DEVELOP DIFFERENCES IN HOW THEY HANDLE INDIVIDUAL
IMPULSES IN THE UPPER FLOW. GENERALLY BLENDED THE INHERITED
FORECASTS WITH HPC GUIDANCE WHICH WITH ITS NOD TOWARD ENSEMBLE MEAN
GUIDANCE HELPS SMOOTH OUT SOME OF THE DISCREPANCIES IN THE
DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING
WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED RIDGE STRETCHING FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH KAMCHATKA INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. THE UPPER FLOW IS VERY
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WITH VIGOROUS NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA AND MOST OF THE BERING SEA AND ACTUALLY SOME SOUTHERLY FLOW
OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND THE PANHANDLE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT NORTH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AND SETTLE IN OVER CENTRAL ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
KAMCHATKA RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO RETROGRADE. THE RESULT OF ALL OF
THIS IS THAT THE UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME BROADER AND MORE ZONAL
DURING THE WEEK WITH BASICALLY CYCLONIC FLOW FROM THE WESTERN BERING
SEA INTO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS
ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY COLD AIR WILL
PUSH ACROSS THE AREA WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE LAND. BY
THURSDAY COLD AIR WILL BE WELL SETTLED IN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...
DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA LATER
IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL OPEN UP THE UPPER LEVEL
WESTERLIES OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. IN THE EARLY EXTENDED PERIODS
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS A LITTLE MORE ZONAL WITH FAST FLOW (THUS
LOWER PREDICTABILITY)...THEN THIS BREAKS INTO MORE AMPLIFIED FLOW
FOR THE LATER PERIODS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 132 150.
GALE WARNING 120 127 128 129 138 140 155 160 165 170
172 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 126 127 128 129 130 132
138 141 150 155 165 170 171 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 7:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 12:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every brisk wind advisory in 2012
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