Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2006
Brisk Wind Advisory 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 16, 2006, 10:48 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2006, 10:48 PM AKST (07:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2006, 5:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 171248 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 NORTHWESTERN 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. PKZ299-180330- 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF ANADYR AS A 981 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND THEN DEEPEN AND MOVE TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AS A 980 MB LOW SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-180330- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-180330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-180330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-180330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ FEB 06
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFG 172246 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-181400- 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 MB LOW WEST OF CAPE NAVARIN WILL MOVE NORTHWEST. A 990 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE 980 MB OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 3PM SAT AND NEAR POINT LAY AT 3AM SUN. $$ PKZ200-181400- NORTON SOUND- 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-181400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ215-181400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-181400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 146 PM AST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ DA/DJH FEB 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 Feb 16, 8:06 AM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 8:06 AM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 106 PM AST THU FEB 16 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY WITH DIFFERENCES MORE SUBTLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE GFS HAS FINALLY MADE THE TURN TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH THAT OF THE ETA. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE STATE BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY AND WILL LAST ABOUT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CREATE CHINOOK FLOW OVER THE INTERIOR HOWEVER IT WILL NOT BE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LAST SCENARIO. ANY COLD AIR WILL NOT REMAIN IN ALASKA BUT WILL STAY FAR OFF INTO FAR EAST RUSSIA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL TRANSITION EASTWARD AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO TAKE FORM OVER A MAJORITY OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. COLD ADVECTION IS ADVERTISED TO BEGIN MOVING EAST ACROSS THE STATE BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND CONTINUE ON. CURRENTLY LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA AND A VERY STRONG 1056 MB HIGH IN WESTERN CANADA ARE CREATING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHWESTERN ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY AND TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST COAST. ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF CAPE ROMANZOF BY SATURDAY AND CREATE SOME RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE FROM THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TO THE ARCTIC COAST. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ201. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && CF FEB 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 16, 10:42 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:56 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:02 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:46 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:49 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 18 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.