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Brisk Wind Advisory 32, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 18, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 18, 2016, 3:44 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2016, 3:44 AM AKDT (11:44 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2016, 3:45 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

459 
FZAK52 PAFC 181144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 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.

PKZ199-190030-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT IN THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN IN
PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 280 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL
BECOME A BROAD COMPLEX LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BERING
SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE WILL CROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190030-
BRISTOL BAY-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190030-
UNALASKA BAY-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-190030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-190030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-190030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-190030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-190030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ185-190030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
344 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
039 
FZAK52 PAFC 182301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 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.

PKZ199-191145-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A BROAD AND COMPLEX 987 MB LOW REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING SEA WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH WED. A 987 MB
LOW FORMS NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND MOVES 100 NM NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB.

$$

PKZ150-191145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-191145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-191145-
BRISTOL BAY-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-191145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING FROM PORT
MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-191145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-191145-
UNALASKA BAY-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-191145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 13
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-191145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ174-191145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-191145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ176-191145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-191145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-191145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W.
SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ179-191145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-191145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM CAPE
NEWENHAM S. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-191145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ185-191145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
301 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 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 17, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
420 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THE
DOMINANT FEATURE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS A LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN SHEMYA AND
AMCHITKA. THE ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS PROGRESSED
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST BERING...AND IS NOW
BRINGING WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOFS AND
SOUTHEASTERN BERING AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA.

A FAIRLY POTENT SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS HELPING TO
INDUCE A TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. THIS FEATURE
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE WEST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LARGE MID-LEVEL
CIRCULATION AS THE OVERALL SYSTEM MOVES EAST.

IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THIS LARGE STACKED SYSTEM LIES A NARROW
YET PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...WHICH CURRENTLY RESIDES FROM
THE NORTHERN BERING TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST AND THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. ANOTHER FAIRLY FLAT RIDGE
RESIDES OVER WESTERN CANADA. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES IS A LARGE
SCALE TROUGH...WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTH SLOPE AND A SECOND
WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVING TOWARD THE
SOUTHERN GULF. A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF IS SLOWLY
DISSIPATING AS THIS UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THE FRONT OVER
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BERING WILL STALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND COAST...WITH SOUTHEASTERLY UPPER LEVEL WAVES MOVING ALONG
THE BOUNDARY. THE WEAK LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT...WITH THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING OVER LARGELY
UNPOPULATED AREAS EAST OF CORDOVA AND CHITINA. IMMEDIATELY
DOWNSTREAM OVER THE GULF...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AND HELP TO INITIATE GAP WINDS
THROUGH THE FAVORED SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST GAPS ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA...PARTICULARLY SOUTHCENTRAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
AS IT SLOWLY PUSHES NORTH TOWARD THE GULF COAST. PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS HAD THE LOW SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND MORE CONCENTRIC WHICH WOULD
HAVE LED TO MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY ON MONDAY BUT WITH THE
WAY IT LOOKS NOW...ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW
IN THE WAKE OF THE DISSIPATING LOW AND QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS RIDGE WILL
SUPPLY A NICE ISALLOBARIC PUSH AND BRING THE RETURN OF GUSTY WINDS
TO TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY AND THE
COPPER RIVER. THESE GUSTY WINDS LOOK TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY MONDAY
AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE
FALLS APART. GAP WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY BE OBSERVED
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY WHILE THE KNIK RIVER
VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN COULD EASILY SEE GUSTS UP TO OR IN
EXCESS OF 25 MPH.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA NEAR
KODIAK ISLAND LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL
STALL NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND AS IT CLASHES WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED
HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH TO KODIAK ISLAND AS WELL AS SOME DECENT RAINFALL
STARTING LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL SLOW AND NEARLY STALL
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN AND BE CONFINED TO THE COAST. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH THAT MOST
INLAND AREAS WILL SEE JUST HIGH CLOUDINESS OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AT INLAND LOCATIONS COMING
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING AGAIN...WHILE THE OVERALL
ATMOSPHERE ACTUALLY STABILIZES A BIT FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. THIS
SHOULD RESULT IN MOST PLACES JUMPING BACK UP INTO THE 40S AND
50S...AND REPRESENTING A CONTINUATION OF THE WELL ABOVE-AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE LONGWAVE TROUGH ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE INDEFINITELY. THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE AREA WILL SEE MOSTLY
SHOWERY CONDITIONS AS MULTIPLE WEAK CIRCULATIONS PINWHEEL AROUND
IN THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
BERING SEA...THOUGH EVEN THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE NOT BE
SIGNIFICANTLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. COOLER AIR AND
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP THE CHANCES FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THE
WESTERN 1/3 OF THE ALEUTIANS...THOUGH NO UNUSUAL COLD AIR SURGES
ARE CURRENTLY ON THE FORECAST HORIZON.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BY TUESDAY EVENING THE LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE ELONGATED
TO A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA...ACROSS THE BERING TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING WILL EXTEND FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA PANHANDLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND INTO
INTERIOR ALASKA. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL WAVE
WILL STRETCHING FROM THE BRISTOL BAY AREA ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND
WILL WEAKEN AND SHEAR APART AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TRACKS EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

THIS GENERAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
AND ANOTHER SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SPINNING UP TOWARDS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY THE MEAN UPPER LOW POSITION
WILL SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FRONTAL
SYSTEMS ROTATING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN PROGRESSIVELY
FURTHER EAST INTO THE GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 165 185 412 414.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AD
LONG TERM...JR

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