Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Nov 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
122 FZAK52 PAFC 271245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 160W...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF 160W...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED ...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND....N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF 180. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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710 FZAK52 PAFC 280035 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT....EXCEPT 25 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
319 FZAK52 PAFC 280832 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1134 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1134 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT....EXCEPT 25 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
319 FZAK52 PAFC 281251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 162W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 162W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 162W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR SHEMYA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 Nov 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST MON NOV 26 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LOOK AT THE MORNING WEATHER MAP SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF WITH A WEAK ASSOCIATED FRONT STALLED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS IS THE SAME FRONT THAT BROUGHT RAIN AND SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND YESTERDAY AND IS NOW DISSIPATING IN PLACE...BRINGING STEADY LIGHT RAIN TO KODIAK TODAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF THE GULF. OUT WEST...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING EXTENDS INTO MAINLAND ALASKA...WHERE CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE. FURTHER WEST...A SIGNIFICANT UPPER TROUGH IS DISPLACING THE BERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST. BENEATH THIS TROUGH...AT THE SURFACE...A 1005 MB LOW IS GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING IN THE CENTRAL BERING AS AN INFLUX OF COLD AIR ENTERS FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A WEAKENING GALE-FORCE FRONT IS BRINGING A ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... AS EXPECTED WITH A FAIRLY STEADY-STATE LONGWAVE PATTERN THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE BASIC EVOLUTION OF FEATURES TODAY. THE RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL BE PUSHED TO THE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATED BY THE DIGGING TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING. AS THIS TROUGH JOINS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ON TUESDAY...MODELS AGREE THAT AN EVEN STRONGER RIDGE WILL REDEVELOP IN THE BERING SEA AND EXTEND NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH POLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA THAT WILL LIKELY USHER IN SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. THERE ARE A FEW MODEL ISSUES AS RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AMPLIFIED PATTERN. THE FIRST ISSUE IS WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF A POTENT SHORTWAVE THAT DROPS DOWN THE FRONT/EAST SIDE OF THE BERING RIDGE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHILE THE SECOND INVOLVES ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. IN ALL CASES THE COMMON THEME IS THAT THE 12Z NAM IS THE OUTLIER FROM THE GOOD CONSENSUS OF THE OTHER MODELS...AND AS A RESULT A GFS/EC COMBO HAS BEEN USED FOR THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEAK FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF HAS STALLED AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RETREAT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS THE EASTERN BERING RIDGE IS PUSHED INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE REGION AND AS A RESULT EVEN GAP WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING. SOME AREAS OF FOG ARE STILL LINGERING AROUND UPPER COOK INLET...AND MAY EXPAND IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION STEEPENS AND LOWERS. FOG WILL REMAIN THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE UNTIL NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD AIR ADVECTION RESUME ONCE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ANY AREAS THAT DO REMAIN CLOUD-FREE TONIGHT WILL LIKELY SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR AS LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES CREATE AN IDEAL SCENARIO FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING. STARTING WEDNESDAY NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL RESUME ONCE AGAIN...AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GET QUITE STRONG BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST...CLOUDS FROM THE BERING SEA FRONT ARE APPROACHING THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY COASTS THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO HALF THE PRECIPITATION BEFORE IT SPREADS INLAND...AND LIKELY WILL NOT PRODUCE MORE THAN A FEW FLURRIES ALONG THE COASTS. THE LARGEST IMPACT WILL BE WARMER TEMPERATURES PROVIDING A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. OVERALL FLOW WILL BECOME OFFSHORE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS COLD AIR AND CLEAR SKIES RETURN TO THE REGION. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AROUND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. MEANWHILE...AS THE UPPER TROUGH SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST THERE WILL BE ANOTHER TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT FORMS ALONG THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE WARM AIR TO THE SOUTH AND RESULT IN A RAIN/SNOW MIX AROUND COLD BAY AND THE REST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FURTHER WEST...HIGH PRESSURE IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER BACK TO THE REGION AND RE-ESTABLISH GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THAT CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST...FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL BE CONTROLLED BY TWO LONGWAVE TROUGHS...ONE IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC...TOO FAR SOUTH TO AFFECT THE SOUTHCENTRAL...AND ANOTHER WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. RIDGING BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL KEEP THE DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS IN PLACE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE FOR MOST OF THE STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 150 170 171 172 176 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DIXON NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 8:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 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.