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Brisk Wind Advisory 35, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 9, 2006

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 9, 2006, 9:07 AM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 9, 2006, 9:07 AM AKST (18:07 UTC)
Expired: Feb 10, 2006, 10:37 PM AKST
In force: 38 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 Feb 9, 7:56 AM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 7:56 AM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1256 PM AST THU FEB 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE VERY SIMILAR TODAY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS HANDLING THE
STRENGTH AND THE SPEED OF THE LOW MOVING NORTH TO NEAR KODIAK BY
THE END OF 60 HOURS AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TOO RELEVANT AT
THIS TIME.

IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS IT APPEARS THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
ITEM IS THE WINDS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE INTERIOR AND ALONG
THE WEST COAST AND IN PARTICULAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. AS THE LOW
NEAR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MOVES UP INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND THE MODERATELY LARGE HIGH IN THE HIGH ARCTIC DROPS SOUTH
THE GRADIENT IS GOING TO TIGHTEN ALONG THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST
ON FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BEGIN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS STARTING ON FRIDAY.

THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE LARGE
IMMOBILE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. THIS IS CAUSING A VAST AREA OF
SUBSIDENCE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP NORTHERN ALASKA DRY AND
RELATIVELY WARM THROUGH THE NEXT 10 DAYS AT A BARE MINIMUM. THE
WEST COAST WILL LIKELY SEE BOUTS OF MOISTURE AS LOWS MOVE INTO THE
BERING SEA AND THEN GET CARRIED NORTHWARD ALONG THE RIDGE. THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE APPEARS TO REMAIN IN TACT FOR WELL BEYOND 240
HOURS. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC
COAST AND REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH 240 HOURS.

&&

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

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ214.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201 BEGINNING NOON FRIDAY.

BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ213.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF FEB 06

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 9, 3:07 AM AKST, 6 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
807 AM AST THU FEB 09 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 AM     BLIZZARD         TIN CITY                65.55N 167.85W
02/09/2006                                      AK   AWOS

            GUST 41 MPH WITH VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING
            SNOW

&&

SHY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 8, 10:32 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	59 hr
Feb 8, 11:18 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFG	14 hr
Feb 9, 3:37 AM AKST	Wind Advisory	AFG	41 hr
Feb 9, 5:00 AM AKST	Blowing Snow Advisory	AFG	23 hr
Feb 9, 8:25 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	44 hr

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Sources

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