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Brisk Wind Advisory 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 7, 2005

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 7, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 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 Mar 7, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours before

NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
300 PM AST MON MAR 7 2005

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...OPEN 500 MB RIDGE EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA INTO THE
NORTHWEST COAST AND IS FORECAST TO CUTOFF OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A WEAK SHORTWAVE LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE ITS EASTERLY TRACK DURING THIS TIME. BROAD
AREA OF CLOSED LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS THOUGH SOME SHORT ENERGY WILL TRACK
NORTH ALONG THE CANADIAN/ALASKA BORDER RESULTING IN LOWER HEIGHTS
OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR.

SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST WITH BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO
TIGHTEN OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR IN RESPONSE TO UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE DISCUSSED EARLIER. THIS WILL GENERATE NUMBERS WIND RELATED
ADVISORIES EXTENDING FROM THE ARCTIC COAST TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR
AND THE YUKON DELTA.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:
            ZONE 207 CHUKCHI SEA COAST
            ZONE 213 SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST
         WIND CHILL ADVISORY:
            ZONE 201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST
            ZONE 202 NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST
            ZONE 203 CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST
            ZONE 204 EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST
            ZONE 205 NORTHWESTERN BROOKS RANGE
            ZONE 206 NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE
         BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY:
            ZONE 218 SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE
            ZONE 219 UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY
            ZONE 220 YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS
            ZONE 221 CENTRAL INTERIOR
         WIND ADVISORY:
            ZONE 214 YUKON DELTA
MARINE...BRISK WIND ADVISORY:
            ZONE 290 NORTON SOUND - TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
            ZONE 205 WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE - TONIGHT
            ZONE 210 CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT - TONIGHT
            ZONE 215 CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT - TUESDAY
         GALE WARNING:
            ZONE 295 DALL POINT TO WALES - TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
            ZONE 205 WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE - TUESDAY
            ZONE 210 CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT - TUESDAY

JHD MAR 05

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Sources

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