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Brisk Wind Advisory 49, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 17, 2021, 2:53 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2021, 2:53 PM AKST (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2021, 4:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
927 FZAK52 PAFC 172353 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 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. PKZ199-181315- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low 70 nm southwest of St Matthew Island moves into southwest Alaska Sat morning. Its front pushes across the eastern Bering and inland Fri night. A 960 mb low will move east of Kamchatka through Sat afternoon. Its front will move across the Bering through Sat night. A 970 mb low 200 nm west of Attu Island Sun morning moves to 150 nm north of Attu Island at 990 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-181315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-181315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-181315- Bristol Bay- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ165-181315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt except W 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-181315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-181315- Unalaska Bay- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-181315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-181315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-181315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-181315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-181315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-181315- Adak to Kiska- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-181315- Kiska to Attu- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 32 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-181315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-181315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ181-181315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-181315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 253 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NW 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray N of Saint Matthew Island. .SAT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray N of Saint Matthew Island. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:47 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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