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Brisk Wind Advisory 53, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 25, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 25, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 hr.

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Issued
Dec 25, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST (12:54 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2021, 3:15 PM AKST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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497 
FZAK51 PAFC 251254
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

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.

PKZ197-260200-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure will continue across the western Gulf. A weak low 
will the develop across the northern Gulf Saturday night and move 
into the eastern Gulf and weaken by Sunday night.

$$

PKZ119-260200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-260200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt, except Variable wind 10 kt near the coast. 
Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ121-260200-
Resurrection Bay-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...N wind to 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-260200-
Prince William Sound-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-260200-
Port Valdez-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. 
Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-260200-
Valdez Narrows-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-260200-
Valdez Arm-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-260200-
Passage Canal-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming Variable less than 10 
kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Gusts 
to 20 kt near Whittier early. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-260200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-260200-
Barren Islands East-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ132-260200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt, except Variable wind to 15 kt N of Dangerous
Cape. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, Variable wind 10 kt 
becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ136-260200-
Chiniak Bay-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt with 
gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ137-260200-
Marmot Bay-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-260200-
Shelikof Strait-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ139-260200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ140-260200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt.
.MON...S wind 15 kt.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt.
.WED...W wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-260200-
Kachemak Bay-
354 AM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$
1 follow-up statement
442 
FZAK51 PAFC 260015
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

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.

PKZ197-261330-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure will continue across the western Gulf. A weak low 
will the develop across the northern Gulf Sat morning and move 
into the eastern Gulf and weakens Sun morning. Another weak low
develops over the northern Gulf Sun afternoon and weakens as it
moves into eastern Gulf Sun night.

$$

PKZ119-261330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Along 
the coast, SE wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 6 ft 
building to 10 ft after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-261330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after
midnight.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-261330-
Resurrection Bay-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft building to 4 ft after midnight.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-261330-
Prince William Sound-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-261330-
Port Valdez-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-261330-
Valdez Narrows-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-261330-
Valdez Arm-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-261330-
Passage Canal-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-261330-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-261330-
Barren Islands East-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ132-261330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ136-261330-
Chiniak Bay-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-261330-
Marmot Bay-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-261330-
Shelikof Strait-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-261330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-261330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the 
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
.MON...E wind 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt.
.WED...W wind 15 kt.
.THU...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-261330-
Kachemak Bay-
315 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Inner bay, S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Outer bay, SW wind 10 kt 
increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft in the evening building to 10 
ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 24, 3:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 25, 3:53 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Dec 25, 3:54 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 25, 3:54 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Dec 25, 3:54 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Dec 25, 3:54 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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