Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2014
Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 19, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 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.
444 FZAK52 PAFC 191214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB THIS EVENING THEN TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 981 MB. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 80 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A 974 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-200300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-200300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ181-200300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-200300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. $$
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425 FZAK52 PAFC 200012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU MORNING AND THEN DRIFT INTO THE PACIFIC AND DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB 80 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB 220 NM EAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-201500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-201500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT NEAR KISKA. BERING SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR KISKA. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ181-201500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-201500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. $$
454 FZAK52 PAFC 201217 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 230 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 989 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 171W TONIGHT THEN TO 190 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 967 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-210300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-210300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-210300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-210300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. E OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ181-210300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-210300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Feb 18, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS BEEN IN CONTROL
OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE PAST WEEK. THIS FEATURE IS
SLOWLY WEAKENING AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SURFACE LOW IN THE AREA IS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE...HOWEVER A ROBUST UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE
AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW IS PULLING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION FROM THIS LOW INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS PRECIPITATION
IS VERY CONVECTIVE IN NATURE...LEADING TO UNUSUALLY HIGH SNOWFALL
RATES IN A NARROW BAND FROM NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE AT
THIS TIME. OVERALL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS SO FAR PROTECTING THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY FROM ANY SNOWFALL...THOUGH THIS
SHOULD CHANGE AS A WEAKER SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF SEWARD
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT WESTWARD INTO COOK INLET THIS EVENING.
MEANWHILE SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS MOSTLY DRY...WITH CLOUDS AND A CHANCE
OF SNOW CREEPING INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY FROM THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. OUT WEST...COLD NORTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT...BUT ARE STILL
STRUGGLING A BIT WITH THE POSITION OF THE UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER
THE SOUTHWEST GULF. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS THIS TROUGH THAT WILL BE A
KEY PLAYER IN SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER JUMPING SOUTHWARD WITH THE TROUGH POSITION
WITH THE OVERNIGHT MODEL RUNS MOST OF THE MODELS HAVE NOW CORRECTED
BACK TO A FURTHER NORTH POSITION. THE NAM HAD VERY POOR
INITIALIZATION...FAILING EVEN TO CAPTURE THE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE
BAND CURRENTLY OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE PREFERENCE FOR THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE IS A COMBINATION OF THE ECMWF/GFS SOLUTIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING AS EXPECTED FROM THE
NORTHEASTERN KENAI PENINSULA INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE
PRIMARY CONVECTIVE BAND SPENT MUCH OF THE MORNING A BIT FURTHER NORTH
THAN EXPECTED...THUS OVERALL SNOW AMOUNTS IN POPULATED AREAS MAY END
UP COMING IN A BIT LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THE MAIN FORECAST
CHALLENGE WILL BE DETERMINING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE
COAST MOUNTAINS FROM KENAI NORTH TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY. AS THE SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND ENTERS COOK INLET THIS
AFTERNOON THE CROSS-BARRIER FLOW AND RESULTANT DOWNSLOPE DRYING
SHOULD DISSIPATE. AT THE SAME TIME...THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FAVORABLE MIDLEVEL INSTABILITY TO
PRODUCE IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL RATES AROUND THE AREA...WHICH SHOULD
BLEED THEIR WAY INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA THIS EVENING. AS MENTIONED
ABOVE...THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE
NARROW...AND SO WHAT WOULD USUALLY BE CONSIDERED MINOR CHANGES IN
POSITION WILL HAVE A LARGER-THAN-NORMAL IMPACT ON OBSERVED SNOW
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER COOK INLET REGION TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING. OVERALL...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THE ANCHORAGE AREA
WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE
SIGNIFICANT EVENT IF THE AFOREMENTIONED HEAVY SNOW BAND SETS UP
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. FURTHER NORTH...A WEAKER BUT LINGERING DRY
NORTHEASTERLY WIND AT THE LOWER LEVELS SHOULD DIMINISH SNOW AMOUNTS A
BIT OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
SOUTHWEST...COLD AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE AS THE UPPER LOW
SLOWLY DRIFTS AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME
SPILLOVER OF SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING...THOUGH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A ZONAL JET REMAINING SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP THE STATUS-QUO LARGELY INTACT THROUGH WED NIGHT.
THIS MEANS FLOW GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH WITH WEAK COLD AIR
ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS IN MOST AREA. AS THE LONGWAVE PATTERN
BEGINS TO CHANGE APPRECIABLY ON THURSDAY A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. THE INCREASINGLY AMPLIFIED UPPER-LEVEL
PATTERN WILL ALLOW A LOW NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY TO
BECOME STRONGER THAN THE OTHER SYSTEMS SEEN RECENTLY IN THE
AREA...WITH A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION LIKELY FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. DEPENDING HOW
FAR NORTH THIS STORM TRACKS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED FOR BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL ON THURSDAY WITH INCREASINGLY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A WHOLESALE CHANGE OF THE LONGWAVE PATTERN BY
THIS WEEKEND. THE NEW PATTERN WILL FEATURE A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA AND A RETURN TO MUCH MORE ACTIVE WEATHER.
MEANWHILE...DEEP-LAYER SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL USHER IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER PERIOD OF ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA THAT PERSISTS WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 125
MARINE...GALE 178
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 139 150 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 14In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 18, 11:23 PM AKST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1123 PM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.81W
02/18/2014 M3.9 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW BEGAN ACCUMULATING 445 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.53W
02/18/2014 M6.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW BECOMING LIGHTER
1005 PM SNOW 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.07N 149.77W
02/18/2014 M7.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
STILL COMING DOWN
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KUTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 9:05 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 26 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.