Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 FZAK52 PAFC 031201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 60 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY BY WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF UNALASKA...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...N 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF ST PAUL ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. S OF ST PAUL ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
767 FZAK52 PAFC 031619 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 60 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY BY WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 720 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...N 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF ST PAUL ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. S OF ST PAUL ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
450 FZAK52 PAFC 040043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF TOGIAK WED NIGHT AT 982 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS INLAND ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THU. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
Nearby
Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every brisk wind advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.