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Brisk Wind Advisory 197, NWS Fairbanks, AK

December 15, 2005

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 15, 2005, 9:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 15, 2005, 9:30 PM AKST (06:30 UTC)
Expired: Dec 16, 2005, 9:06 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Dec 15, 9:30 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:30 AM AKST, 12 hours before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
230 PM AST THU DEC 15 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT ONLY OUT TO ABOUT 3AM
SAT. THERE ARE NOTICEABLE DISCREPANCIES AFTER 3 AM FRI...WHICH BECOME
INCREASINGLY SIGNIFICANT...AND AGREEMENT IS POOR BY 3 PM SUN. NEED WE
SAY THAT THERE IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECASTS AFTER SAT?

IN THE SHORTER TERM...THE 972 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK IS EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR BETHEL AT 3AM FRIDAY WITHOUT WEAKENING MUCH. WE PREFER THE
GFS THEREAFTER...WITH THE CENTER DECELERATING TO BE OVER EASTERN
NORTON SOUND AT 3AM SAT (RATHER THAN THE ETAS FASTER MOVEMENT).

WE CLEARLY HAVE A FULL BLOWN CHINOOK DEVELOPING TONIGHT. EXPECT SOME
PROBLEMS WITH FREEZING RAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WITH THE
FRONT ALOFT COMING THROUGH.

LOTS OF MAINLY WIND-RELATED ADVISORIES OUT TONIGHT. THESE WILL BE
TAKEN DOWN (FROM THE SOUTH) BEGINNING ON FRIDAY. EXPECT THEM TO
PERSIST THROUH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ217-AKZ219.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ206-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ211-
AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ218.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

DJH DEC 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 15, 9:30 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFG	24 hr
Dec 15, 9:40 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	11 hr
Dec 16, 9:03 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	13 hr
Dec 16, 9:03 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	13 hr
Dec 16, 9:06 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	13 hr
Dec 16, 9:06 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFG	13 hr
Dec 16, 10:07 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	17 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.