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Brisk Wind Advisory 199, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Nov 9, 2006, 3:12 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2006, 3:12 AM AKST (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2006, 8:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 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 Nov 8, 10:26 PM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 10:26 PM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 326 AM AST THU NOV 9 2006 .SHORT TERM... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS REACHING THE ARCTIC COAST THURSDAY EVENING AND APPROACHING THE BROOKS RANGE FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST ARE GENERALLY EAST 5 TO 15 MPH AT THIS TIME... AND WILL BECOME MAINLY WEST 5 TO 15 MPH BY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN WILL INCREASE SOME TODAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC DRIFTS SOUTHWARD. THE MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE MAINTAINED INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TAKES A CYCLONIC TRAJECTORY INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HILLS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INTERIOR...AND IN WIND PRONE VALLEY AREAS. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH TONIGHT...AND OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND NORTON SOUND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THESE AREAS DUE TO THE LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY CREATED BY THE COLD AIR FLOWING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATER. THE NOME WSR-88D IS PAINTING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WATER... MAINLY WEST OF CAPE NOME. SATELLITE IS SHOWING CLOUD STREETS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF NORTON SOUND... ANMD OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. WINDS AT SHISHMAREF HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 15 KT...AND WILL BE MAINLY OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. WE WILL CANCEL THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ZONE 207. .LONG TERM... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. ALOFT...A COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF NOV 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 9:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Nov 9, 2:56 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Nov 9, 6:01 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 27 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.