Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 74, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
870 FZAK52 PAFC 092342 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$
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586 FZAK52 PAFC 100446 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 UPDATED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 845 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$
550 FZAK52 PAFC 100448 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 847 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 847 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 845 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$
630 FZAK52 PAFC 100637 AAC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1035 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1035 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1035 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1035 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 845 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$
974 FZAK52 PAFC 101134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO AROUND 480 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN EJECT INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Apr 9, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A SHARP UPPER-LVL RIDGE PREDOMINATES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS IS SUPPORTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS. A BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXISTS OVER THE BERING SEA. A SURFACE LOW 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IS FILLING AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER SOUTHWESTERN AK DOWN THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND IS STILL PRODUCING A SWATH OF SNOW/RAIN AS DEPICTED BY RADAR IMAGERY. THE FRONT ITSELF IS WEAKENING AS IT MOVES UP AGAINST THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF. ALSO OF NOTE IS A PACIFIC LOW AROUND 350 MILES SOUTH OF ATKA TRACKING TO THE EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE WEATHER FEATURES AND PATTERN IN GENERAL. THE FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND IS DEPICTED WEAKENING TONIGHT IN THE ABSENCE OF FURTHER UPPER-LVL SUPPORT. THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD DOES NOT MAKE MUCH FURTHER PROGRESS NORTH THAN THE EXTREME SW TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. MEANWHILE...THE SYSTEM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL REACH PEAK INTENSITY AROUND 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT ON TUE...THEN WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTH OF THE GULF THROUGH WED. THE GFS AND UKMET HAVE 850 MB TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TOWARDS -5 CELSIUS...SUGGESTING THAT AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...IT WOULD BE TEND TO BE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW. WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW STAYING WELL SOUTH OF THE CHAIN...THE FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN MORE OUT OF THE EAST DURING THE EVENT. AS SUCH...TEND TO BELIEVE THERE WILL BE WET SNOW THAN RAIN PER NAM/ECMWF. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVERHEAD...DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BEST DESCRIBE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND WEATHER THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE MAY BE PATCHY AREAS OF OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG IN THE STABLE AIRMASS AND WEAK SUBSIDENCE. CLOUDS LOOK TO BE MOST ABUNDANT OVER THE SOUTHERN TO WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA DUE TO WEAK ONSHORE FLOW...AND PERIPHERAL EFFECTS FROM THE DYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE FOCUS OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND...THOUGH EVEN THERE...IT'S INTENSITY WILL LIGHTEN AS LIFT WITH THE FRONT WEAKENS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST... SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AS THE RESIDUAL FRONT DISSIPATES OVER BRISTOL BAY TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY AND OFF-SHORE ON TUE...WHICH SHOULD YIELD SOME SUNNY BREAKS ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS. SNOW FROM THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AKPEN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUE. AT THIS JUNCTURE IT APPEARS THE NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL BE A BIT TOO WET FOR BLOWING SNOW TO DEVELOP. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN CHAIN AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM PASSES JUST TO THE SOUTH. THE SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOLID EAST GALE FORCE WINDS...BECOMING MORE NORTH ON TUE AS THE LOW SLIPS FURTHER AWAY. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BE ON THE FAR NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE PRECIPITATION...BUT MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WELL. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A RELATIVELY PERSISTENT AND BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEEK. A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING ON FRI AND MODELS DEPICT IT HELPING TO DEVELOP A LARGE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THAT MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF BY MID WEEKEND. FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL LIKELY SURROUND THIS FEATURE IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE MAINLAND...WILL LIKELY SEE INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...132 150 155 170 171 172 352 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MALOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:35 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.