Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2013
Brisk Wind Advisory 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 13, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 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.
632 FZAK52 PAFC 131140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC LATE SAT NIGHT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
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480 FZAK52 PAFC 132351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 7 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 11 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
774 FZAK52 PAFC 140508 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 907 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 UPDATED 160 AND 172 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 SAT APR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 7 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 11 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 907 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 907 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
836 FZAK52 PAFC 140755 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1155 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 7 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 11 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 907 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 907 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
636 FZAK52 PAFC 141141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON BUT WILL RESULT IN GRADUALLY INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT BERING SIDE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE 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, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 12 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE BERING SEA REGION
WITH NORTHWEST FLOW DOWNSTREAM ENCOMPASSING THE ALASKA MAINLAND. AN
UPPER LOW RESIDES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST...WITH ANOTHER
WELL-DEFINED STRONGER UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA DIVING SOUTH AND
EAST TOWARDS THE MAINLAND. IN BETWEEN LIES A TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WITH AN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE CREST OF THIS FEATURE OVER INTERIOR WESTERN ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT IN MOVING THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FEATURE
SOUTH AND EAST ALONG THE COASTLINE AWAY FROM OUR AREA...AND ARE DOING
WELL IN HANDLING THE FOLLOWING SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE WHICH WILL MOVE
OVER OUR REGION TONIGHT. MODELS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DISAGREED ON THE
SPEED WITH WHICH CHUKCHI SEA LOW WILL DROP INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
FROM THE NORTH THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WITH THE MORNING
FORECAST RUNS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT...INCREASING
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
ONLY MAJOR CONCERN IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM IS WITH OUTFLOW WINDS
AT WHITTIER...SEWARD...THOMPSON PASS INTO VALDEZ...AND THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. WINDS ARE STRONGEST THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WITH
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW MAKING FOR CONTINUED GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THERE. WILL EXTEND THE WARNING TO 7 PM THIS EVENING...BUT STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH ONLY GRADUAL DIMINISHING.
THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE WIND WILL HAVE BLOWN ALL OF THE
TRANSPORTABLE SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT
WITH SOME CLOUDS APPROACHING AND PERHAPS A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD
THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE LOW
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY OR MONDAY WILL HAVE ENOUGH
DYNAMICS TO GENERATE SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS...GENERALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL LACK
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT.
SOUTHWEST...
A VERY TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN FOR THIS REGION WITH A MODERATION OF
TEMPERATURES BY LATE WEEKEND...THOUGH STAYING WELL BELOW NORMAL
ESPECIALLY FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. SOME SNOW SHOWERS MAY SKIRT THE
INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THIS WEEKEND...WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR BEHIND IT FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRATUS DOMINATES THE CENTRAL BERING SEA UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE. OTHERWISE...SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS A FRONT PIVOTS WELL SOUTH OF THE
ISLANDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BUDGE THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING.
OTHERWISE...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT OVER THE AKPEN AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT AS FLOW SLOWLY BACKS TO EASTERLY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS...BUT ALL MODELS DEPICT THE UPPER
LOW REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE SLOWLY FILLING OVER THE
MAINLAND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW TO MUCH
BELOW NORMAL...AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR THE MAINLAND WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO DIURNAL ACTIVITY AND MOSTLY IF NOT ENTIRELY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW.
OUT WEST...RIDGING WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH AND EAST WITH A EAST-WEST
FRONTAL BOUNDARY INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION
PROBABILITIES FOR THE ALEUTIANS NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131
MARINE...GALES...130 176
HVY FRZG SPRY...121 127 129 130 138 150 160 165
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
29 APR 13The 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 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.