Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 46, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019 FZAK52 PAFC 050012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ JAM
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113 FZAK52 PAFC 051310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$
259 FZAK52 PAFC 060033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ON SHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
323 FZAK52 PAFC 061303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ON SHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Mar 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS QUICKLY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA THIS MORNING...WITH A RIDGE FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND. AT THE
SURFACE...THE SURFACE LOW THAT HAS BEEN IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS STILL
IN GENERALLY THE SAME AREA. THERE IS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN
BERING AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WHILE STRENGTHENING LOW IS MOVING
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING. LIGHT SNOW HAS CONTINUED
OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT. THE GFS HAS STRUGGLED
THE MOST WITH THE LOW POSITION IN THE GULF...BUT THE NAM AND ECMWF
HAVE IT ANALYZED WELL. THEREFORE THE NAM AND ECMWF WERE USED FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AREA. THE GFS HAS HAD THE BEST HANDLE ON THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS...SO IT WAS USED ON THE WEST SIDE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND WILL
GRADUALLY COME TO AN END THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES
EASTWARD. SKIES WILL BECOME CLEAR ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...FOR A BRIEF TIME BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT/SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...ADDING TO THE ALREADY
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL SNOWFALL THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED THIS SEASON.
TEMPERATURES DO LOOK TO BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW WITH THE NEXT STORM
ACROSS THIS PART OF THE STATE...ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF KODIAK
ISLAND COULD SEE SOME RAIN.
SOUTHWEST/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A FRONT WILL WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TODAY...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA. MODELS
ARE SHOWING WARM AIR MAKING IT WELL NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT...SO EVEN THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START
OUT AS SNOW...THE EXPECTED RAPID WARMING SHOULD CAUSE THE SNOW TO
QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN. THEREFORE WE WILL HOLD OFF ON A BLIZZARD
WARNING AT THIS TIME FOR THE PRIBILOFS...ALTHOUGH IF TEMPERATURES DO
NOT WARM AS MUCH AS EXPECTED A BLIZZARD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER SO THE WARM UP WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO
CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ALONG THE
COAST...BUT THERE IS LESS CERTAINTY HOW STRONG WINDS WILL BE INLAND.
FOR NOW WE WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE COASTS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY FOR TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS SEEM TO BE GETTING A HANDLE ON THE WEATHER FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND...WITH THE 04/00Z ECMWF AND THE 04/00Z GFS
BOTH NOW SHOWING A SIMILAR TRACK OF A SURFACE LOW NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF DETAILS TO
WORK OUT WITH THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER. IN THE WEST...A LOW WILL MOVE
EASTWARD THROUGH THE BERING DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH...155 161
MARINE...STORMS...185 411 412
GALES...130 132 138 170 172 175 176 179 180 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 132 150 165 412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 days |
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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.