Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2016
Brisk Wind Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 26, 2016, 3:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2016, 3:01 AM AKST (12:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2016, 3:02 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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588 FZAK52 PAFC 261201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 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. PKZ199-270115- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 973 MB LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUE EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE PENINSULA AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-270115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-270115- BRISTOL BAY- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-270115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-270115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-270115- UNALASKA BAY- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ173-270115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ174-270115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-270115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-270115- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-270115- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-270115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-270115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ181-270115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-270115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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414 FZAK52 PAFC 270002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 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. PKZ199-271315- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 973 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE PENINSULA AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY WED MORNING. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-271315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS INCREASING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-271315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS INCREASING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-271315- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-271315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-271315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-271315- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ173-271315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ174-271315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-271315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-271315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-271315- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-271315- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-271315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-271315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-271315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-271315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 25, 4:43 PM AKST, 10 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:43 PM AKST, 10 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 443 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY TODAY IS A LARGE...STACKED...MATURE SYSTEM OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH OF A TRUE FRONT LEFT WITH THIS SYSTEM EXCEPT FOR THE BACK BENT OCCLUSION TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA. MOST OF THE SHOWERS ARE CONFINED TO THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT SOME ARE MAKING IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A POOL OF COLD AIR ALOFT COINCIDENT WITH THE UPPER LOW WHERE SOME INSTABILITY IS PRESENT...HOWEVER THE ONLY LIGHTNING THAT HAS BEEN DETECTED HAS BEEN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND WHERE THE UPSLOPE FLOW IS RELEASING SOME OF THAT INSTABILITY. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS EVIDENT...RIDING THE WARM SECTOR TOWARD THE PANHANDLE WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPACT TOWARD THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY EVENTUALLY. OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE PRETTY BENIGN OVER THE BERING SEA WITH NO MAJOR FEATURES TO TALK ABOUT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN GREAT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVOLUTION OF THE CURRENT MATURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA. THERE ARE STILL SOME SLIGHT TIMING/TRACK/STRENGTH DIFFERENCES WITH THE WAVE RIDING THE FRONT TOWARD THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...BUT WITH ANY SOLUTION THE EFFECT ON THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA LOOKS MUCH THE SAME. MANY MORE DIFFERENCES ARE EVIDENT WITH THE SYSTEM RIDING THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. FRONTAL POSITIONS/TIMING ARE PRETTY CLOSE BUT THE CANADIAN MODELS DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. MODEL CONSISTENCY RAPIDLY DROPS OFF OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN THIS SYSTEM WRAPS UP AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO MOST COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH TOMORROW AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA. AS WITH THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE PRECIPITATION TYPE. MOST COASTAL AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE RAIN OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW MOSTLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN INLAND LOCATIONS. UPPER COOK INLET SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY DOWNSLOPED WITH SOME ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FURTHER INLAND OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. MOST COASTAL AREAS WILL AGAIN SEE RAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. UPPER COOK INLET SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY DOWNSLOPED WITH THIS FRONT...WITH ONLY ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHWEST REGION RESULTING IN A RAIN MIX ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. MEANWHILE...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE COOLER TEMPERATURES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...WITH SOME SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTHWARD TONIGHT... THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COULD ALSO SEE A FEW ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF LOWS TRACKING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHING INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH COOLER NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AKPEN...AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WILL KEEP GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE AKPEN AND ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE FOR TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE PREDOMINANT FLOW WILL REMAIN NORTHEASTERLY PRODUCING A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME FOR MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TRACKS INTO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THESE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTWARD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND APPROACHES THE CENTRAL BERING BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THURSDAY AND THEN INTO THE WEEKEND WITH MULTIPLE LOWS MOVING THROUGH THE BERING. THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL FLOW WILL BE PRIMARILY SOUTHERLY KEEPING MOST OF THE RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THEN RIDGING WILL MOVE IN OVER THE WEEKEND KEEPING SOME LIGHTER PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST. THE MODELS ARE IN ABOVE AVERAGE AGREEMENT WITH THIS PATTERN AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAJOR FEATURES RESULTING IN ABOVE AVERAGE CONFIDENCE. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM...119 120 131. GALES 130 132 136 137 138 139 150 151 185 351 352. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185 411 412. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ML SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RF SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:41 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:42 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:43 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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