Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2006
Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 20, 2006, 10:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2006, 10:15 PM AKST (07:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2006, 10:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 211215 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-220315- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL PERSIST. A 1003 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A LOW IN THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE SOUTH TO 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY MON AM AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ225-220315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-220315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-220315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-220315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-220315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 315 AM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ MAR/JL JAN 06
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000 FZAK51 PAFG 220312 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-221300- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL PERSIST. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE SOUTH TO BE 300 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-221300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-221300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-221300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-221300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-221300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 612 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RT/DJH JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 221217 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-230330- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL PERSIST. A 977MB LOW OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE SOUTH TO 200 MILES NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND 3PM MON AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB. $$ PKZ225-230330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-230330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-230330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-230330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-230330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 317 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ MAR/JL JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 222251 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-231400- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 420 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BE 1010 MB 580 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-231400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-231400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-231400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-231400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 151 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ TF/DA JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 230439 AAA CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 UPDATED ZONES 240 AND 245 TO GALE WARNINGS TONIGHT ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-231300- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 420 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BE 1010 MB 580 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-231300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-231300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-231300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-231300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 739 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ TF/DA/TS JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 231301 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-240330- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN SLOWLY. $$ PKZ225-240330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-240330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-240330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-240330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-240330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 401 AM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 240042 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-241645- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1001 MB LOW 430 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ225-241645- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ230-241645- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-241645- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-241645- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-241645- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 342 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ EP/DA JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 240131 AAA CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 UPDATED ZONES 235 240 AND 245 TO ADD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-241300- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1001 MB LOW 430 NM NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ225-241300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ230-241300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-241300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-241300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-241300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 431 PM AST MON JAN 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ EWP/DA/TS JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 241256 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-250315- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND WEAKEN. A WEAK LOW NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. $$ PKZ225-250315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-250315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-250315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-250315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-250315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 356 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 242256 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-251400- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL WEAKEN TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ225-251400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-251400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-251400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-251400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-251400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 156 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ DA/JHD JAN 06
000 FZAK51 PAFG 251256 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-260315- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1016 MB LOW NEAR POINT HOPE WILL MOVE TO ANVIK AS A 1012 MB LOW BY 3AM THU. $$ PKZ225-260315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-260315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-260315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-260315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-260315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 356 AM AST WED JAN 25 2006 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 06
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 Jan 20, 10:27 AM AKST, 11 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 10:27 AM AKST, 11 hours 48 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 327 PM AST FRI JAN 20 2006 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...ALASKA MAINLAND IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED BENEATH A DEVELOPING 500 MB TROUGH WHICH IS ANCHORED BY A 496DM LOW NEAR DEADHORSE. A WEAKENING RIDGE EXISTS OVER WESTERN CANADA WHILE A STRONGER 536DM RIDGE EXISTS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. MODELS ANTICIPATE THE TROUGH TO VERY SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD ALTHOUGH ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN DOMINATED BY LOW HEIGHTS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. SURFACE...ARCTIC AIR IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT LOCATED SOUTH OF THE ALASKAN MAINLAND AT 12Z. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXISTS FROM SIBERIA EAST INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 430 MILES NORTH OF DEADHORSE WITH ANOTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY. THE MORE IMPORTANT FEATURE THAT WILL BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER FOR THIS WEEKEND IN OUR SOUTHEASTERN ZONES IS LOCATED WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AT 46N 173W AND IS DEEPENING WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE ITS TREK NORTHEAST AND WILL BE LOCATED JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS...BOTH THE GFS AND THE ETA INITIALIZE WELL ALTHOUGH THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SHARPNESS OF THE 500 MB TROUGH THAT LIES ALONG THE ALASKAN WEST COAST. MODELS MUCH MORE SIMILAR TODAY WITH THEIR FORECAST EVOLUTION OF THE LOW THAT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND ON SATURDAY. GFS STILL PUSHES MOISTURE FURTHER NORTH AND WEST THAN THE ETA ALTHOUGH THE ETA HAS TRENDED NORTH AND WEST SINCE YESTERDAYS RUNS. FEELING HERE IS THAT WITH THE POORER RESOLUTION OF THE GFS THE MOISTURE NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE IS LIKELY OVERDONE BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE IT AS FAR NORTHWEST AS ZONE 222. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS IN ZONE 226. OUTSIDE OF THIS SNOW EVENT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD. NORTH SLOPE...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FOG WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS IN ZONES 203 AND 204 WILL BRING WIND CHILLS TO ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEST COAST...TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER ZONE 210. OTHERWISE COLD AND CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST THROUGHOUT OUR WEST COAST ZONES. INTERIOR...COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE INTERIOR THIS MORNING. CLOUDS HAVE NOW OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR WITH THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE CLOUD DECK ALONG A PARL-PAFA-PAFK LINE. THESE CLOUDS WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY PENETRATING MUCH FURTHER NORTHWEST AND WILL BE THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES AND CHANCES FOR SNOW. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST IN ZONE 226 AND COMBINED WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS HAVE PROMPTED WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THIS ZONE. BY MONDAY CLEAR SKIES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ210. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ226. && JMA JAN 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 10:23 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:23 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:23 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:24 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:12 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 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.