Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
121 FZAK52 PAFC 131153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING AND DECREASE TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. . SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
363 FZAK52 PAFC 132251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 974 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
377 FZAK52 PAFC 141159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUST TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$
370 FZAK52 PAFC 142320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUNDAY. A 973 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 983 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$
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 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF THE STATE
WHILE A TROF DIGS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. TO THE WEST OF THE
UPPER LEVEL TROF IS A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING
AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AS THIS TROF CONTINUES TO DIVE SOUTH...A
SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THIS LOW WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER ACROSS OUR DOMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER UNDER THE CURRENT UPPER
PATTERN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT
TERM WITH MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE. A COMPARISON
OF THE MSLP AGAINST THE 18Z INFRARED SATELLITE DEPICTS A SLIGHT
PREFERENCE TO THE NAM/ECMWF DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC. THE MINOR DIFFERENCES WILL NOT HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON
THE FORECAST AS ALL MODELS SHOW A VERY SIMILAR EVOLUTION OF THE
SYNOPTIC PATTERN. FOR THE SHORT TERM...THE NAM WAS PREFERRED AND THEN
A GRADUAL BLEND TOWARD THE ECMWF/GFS IN THE MEDIUM RANGE WAS USED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
PREVAILING OVER MOST OF THE STATE. AN EASTERLY UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN HAS ONLY MANAGED TO
RESULT IN INCREASED MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE REGION. A FEW
SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY THANKS TO THE RELATIVELY WARM AIR AT THE SURFACE
AND COLD AIR ALOFT. BESIDES THE STRAY SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA AND
TALKEETNA RANGES...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES
FROM THE GULF. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING WITH
RAIN OVER KODIAK AND ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST...SUNNY SKIES ALSO PREVAILING OUT WEST EXCEPT FOR LOCAL
AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG MAINLY ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. LIGHT
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THIS REGION WHICH WILL LEAD TO
WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG AGAIN TONIGHT UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.
FLOW EVENTUALLY BECOMES NORTHEASTERLY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SHOULD HELP USHER IN THE WARMER AND DRIER AIR FROM THE
INTERIOR...UNTIL THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS ARRIVE LATER IN THE
WEEKEND FROM THE APPROACHING FRONT. PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD AS MUCH
OF THE ENERGY WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...VERY BENIGN WEATHER OUT WEST WITH LIGHT
NORTHERLY FLOW PERSISTING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN
BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRATUS AND A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 150 155 170
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB APR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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