Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 35, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
982 FZAK52 PAFC 161207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING WESTERN PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA THU NIGHT AT 964 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB FRI NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR COLD BAY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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673 FZAK52 PAFC 170039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES NEAR MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI.A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA AT 968 MB LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK. A 988 MB LOW FORMS NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
232 FZAK52 PAFC 171258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ADVANCE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRI AND WEAKEN. A 971 MB LOW 220 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SE OF SHEMYA AT 976 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM NE OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
593 FZAK52 PAFC 180024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W THIS EVENING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ JAM
203 FZAK52 PAFC 180630 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W THIS EVENING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 930 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ JAM
054 FZAK52 PAFC 181252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A 963 MB LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AND STRENGTHENS TO 957 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SHOWING VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF CONSENSUS AND DIVERGENCE DEPENDING ON WEATHER SYSTEM AND TIME. THE GFS...NAM...EC SOLUTION FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SYSTEM IS PRETTY GOOD THROUGH 36 HOURS AND THEN SOME DIVERGENCE AS SECONDARY LOW FORMS IN BRISTOL BAY ON THU. THESE MODELS ALSO IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING AROUND 972 MB. SERIOUS DIVERGENCE OCCURS IN THE GULF FIRST WITH WEAKER SYSTEM EARLY FRI. THE GFS AND EC KEEP LOW IN BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT WHILE THE NAM ELONGATES INTO THE WESTERN GULF...WHICH WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON MARINE WINDS FRI IN THE WESTERN GULF. NIGHT SHIFT WENT WITH THE EC AND DAY SHIFT IN EAST DOMAIN IS GOING WITH EC AS WELL. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THIS MORNING WE EXPERIENCED FRONTAL PASSAGE ALONG A BROAD SWATH FROM KUSKO DELTA EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTH GULF COAST. AIR TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE LOWER 30S BUT PLENTY OF WIND AND SNOW MADE FOR BLIZZARD OR LOW VIZ CONDITIONS IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. SHOW SHOULD BE TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH A STEADY DECREASE IN EAST WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ZONES SHOULD BE BECOMING ISOLATED LATER THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH MODEST EAST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...PERSISTENT SNOW ALONG THE COAST TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. INLAND AREAS COULD RECEIVE SOME LIGHT SNOW BUT NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO. LOOKS AS YET ANOTHER FRONT MOVES OVER KODIAK THU AND ONSHORE OVER KENAI PEN LATE THU AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT SNOW ALONG THE COAST WITH SOME MODERATE EAST WINDS BEGINNING THU EVENING...LITTLE PRECIP MAKING IT OVER THE MTNS HOWEVER. SOUTHWEST...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER STRONG POSSIBILITY OF SNOW ON THU OVER MOST OF THE AREA. EAST WINDS BECOMING STRONG AGAIN THU MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. BERING REGION...EASTERN ALEUTIAN LOW SHOULD SLOWLY FILL THU AND MOVE TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS WHILE A SECONDARY SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING. CONTINUED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH AK PEN WITH WINDS DIMINISHING IN CENTRAL AL BY THU AFTERNOON. NEXT FRONT AND STORM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AL THU AFTERNOON...WOULD EXPECT SOME E TO NE WINDS WITH THIS FRONT THU NIGHT. WOULD ALSO EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ONCE AGAIN MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE ALL OVER THE MAP SO HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN ANY DETAILS. MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AL ON THU...IT PERSISTS IN A WEAKENED STATE OVER THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STORM TRACK OVER THE GULF IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY ON SUN WITH THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF SUN PM. IN OTHER WORDS EXPECT NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZ IN 125 THROUGH 4 PM MARINE...GALES 150 155 170 171 172 175 176 185 132 130 138 140 120 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.