Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2013
Brisk Wind Advisory 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
550 FZAK52 PAFC 261155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT AT 971 MB THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE WED NIGHT AT 981 MB. A 1006 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ TP
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981 FZAK52 PAFC 262326 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 985 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
629 FZAK52 PAFC 271150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 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 AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 972 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO SEGUAM ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO 100 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 993 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W... NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ TP
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 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 5:20 PM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WIDESPREAD SNOW IS ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON FROM WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL INTO PORTIONS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY AS AN
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS MERGED WITH ANOTHER STRONG
UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND...RESULTING IN
A DEEP NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
HAS HELPED TO SPREAD MOISTURE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK AS A VERY COLD AIR
MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINLAND UPPER LOW ADVECTS INTO THE COOK
INLET REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THESE FACTORS COUPLED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL SERVE TO CONTINUE AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY GAP WINDS CONTINUE NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER WITH
THE LOW MOVING INTO PWS...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR
WHITTIER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL LIFT TO
THE NORTH AND EAST ON TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WEAKENS AND THEN DISSIPATES...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY ALLOWING
PRECIPITATION TO COME TO AN END. A WEAK LOW TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WEAKEN ON TUESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER STRONGER NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TOWARDS
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST WHILE THE
SURFACE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE LIGHTER TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU
VALLEY. SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL SEE A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY AS TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD IN THE WAKE OF
THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL
THEN ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE
GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE BERING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MAINLAND WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT WINDCHILL
VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS FROM WEST TO
EAST WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE CHAIN THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND
WEAKEN TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT REACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND
SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT ARRIVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS ON
TUESDAY...THEREFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THURSDAY AND BEYOND...A LARGE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL BE TRACKING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING
INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW
WARMER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA...WITH COASTAL LOCATIONS LIKELY MIXING
TO RAIN AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS EAST. THEREAFTER...GLOBAL ENSEMBLE
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HINT AT A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARCTIC
BLOCKING...WITH MUCH UNCERTAINTY DEVELOPING WITH THIS PATTERN REGIME
CHANGE. IT DOES SEEM...HOWEVER...THAT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN AT OR POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 101
BLIZZARD WARNING 125
BLIZZARD WATCH 195
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 111 145
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130
GALE WARNING 120 129 138 170 176 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 127 129 130 132 136 137 138
140 141 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 25, 10:46 PM AKDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1046 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW 2 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.72W
03/25/2013 M16.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SINCE 6PM SUNDAY NIGHT IS 16 INCHES WITH 3.5
INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.
0900 PM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
03/25/2013 M10.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES WITH 6.5 INCHES SINCE 8 AM
TODAY.
0935 PM SNOW 2 ENE RABBIT CREEK 61.10N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M19.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 2 PM WITH STORM TOTAL OF 19
INCHES.
0635 PM SNOW 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.07N 149.77W
03/25/2013 M14.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
1000 PM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 150.00W
03/25/2013 M13.1 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL OF 13.1 INCHES WITH 7.3 TOTAL FOR THE DAY.
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Mar 26, 1:28 AM AKDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
128 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM SNOW 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.76W
03/25/2013 M17.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL OF 17 INCHES, 12 INCHES FROM 5 AM UNTIL 3 PM.
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:05 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:41 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:58 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 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.