Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2009
Brisk Wind Advisory 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 14, 2009, 2:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2009, 2:43 AM AKST (11:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 1:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705 FZAK52 PAFG 141143 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 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. PKZ299-150245- 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST BERING SEA WED MORNING...WITH A 976 MB LOW OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY 6 AM THU. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH OF KOTZEBUE SOUND THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-150245- NORTON SOUND- 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-150245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-150245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-150245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 243 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. $$ RL/RT JAN 09
5 follow-up statements
181 FZAK52 PAFG 142309 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-151315- 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST BY THU AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ200-151315- NORTON SOUND- 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-151315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-151315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-151315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 209 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. $$ EWP/SDB JAN 09
282 FZAK52 PAFG 151123 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 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. PKZ299-160230- 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR UNALAKLEET THU AM WILL MOVE NORTH 50 KT AND WEAKEN TO BE A 992 MB LOW SOUTH OF BARROW THU PM AND A 994 MB LOW IN THE NORTHEAST BEAUFORT SEA FRI AM. A SECOND LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ200-160230- NORTON SOUND- 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT MID DAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-160230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-160230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-160230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 223 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. $$ TF/JK JAN 09
895 FZAK52 PAFG 152319 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-161430- 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 MB LOW SOUTH OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA TONIGHT...AND OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN ON FRI. A SECOND LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI...AND THEN TO NEAR BARROW ON SAT. BROAD HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-161430- NORTON SOUND- 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-161430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-161430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-161430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 219 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ EWP/DA/RL/DR JAN 09
933 FZAK52 PAFG 161109 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 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. PKZ299-170215- 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 954 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND REACH THE YUKON DELTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRACK UP THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND REACH THE SEWARD PENINSULA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 976 MB 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-170215- NORTON SOUND- 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-170215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-170215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-170215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 209 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ JK/TF JAN 09
708 FZAK52 PAFG 162257 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171400- 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO NORTON SOUND AS A 961 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT THEN TO CAPE KRUSENSTERN AS A 970 MB LOW BY 9AM SAT...AND TO NEAR BARROW AS A 976 MB LOW AT 3PM SAT. $$ PKZ200-171400- NORTON SOUND- 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-171400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-171400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-171400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 157 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ JB/DJH JAN 09
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 13, 2:23 PM AKST, 12 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 2:23 PM AKST, 12 hours 20 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 223 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...STILL ON TRACK WITH THE EXPECTATION OF A FAST AND HIGH AMPLITUDE FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND. STRONG RIDGE BUILDING OVER PACIFIC NW AND WESTERN CANADA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN HOLDING INTO WEEKEND. LONGWAVE TROUGH GENERALLY POSITIIONED OVER DATELINE AND NOT CHANGING MUCH. STRONG SHORT WAVES MOVING NORTH OVER THE STATE BRINGING SLUGS OF WARM AIR NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WHILE CHINOOK FLOW OVER ALASKA RANGE HELPS TO WARM UP THE EASTERN PORTION EVEN MORE...STILL EXPECT RECORD HIGH TEMPS POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS WED THRU FRI. SURFACE...STRONG WARM FRONT OVER NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA 00Z WED MOVING TO KUSKOKWIM RANGE CREST AND ALASKA RANGE CREST ABOUT 12Z WED...THEN TO KOTZEBUE AND ACROSS BROOKS RANGE CREST 12Z THU...WITH FRONT OCCLUDING WEST OF ANAKTUVUK BY THAT TIME. 979 LOW FORMING ON FRONT OVER NE NORTON SOUND AND ELONGATING ALONG FRONT TOWARD BROOKS RANGE. OCCLUSION PUSHING NORTHEAST THEREAFTER SO FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM 120 MILES WEST OF BETHEL TO 60 EAST OF NOME TO 80 EAST OF KOTZEBUE TO 100 EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY BY 00Z FRI...LAYING IN AN EXTENDED TROUGH OVER INNER COASTAL AREAS. MODELS...AGREE FAIRLY WELL DESPITE HIGHLY DYNAMIC SITUATION. SOME DIFFERENCE THU BETWEEN GFS AND NAM EGARDING POSITION OF INCOMING SHORT WAVE TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT A MINOR ISSUE AT THIS POINT. PROBABLY OF MORE CONCERN IS THE GFS MOS NUMBERS FOR FAIRBANKS APPEAR TOO LOW FOR WEDNESDAY SO WILL FAVOR NAM NUMBERS THOUGH MAYBE A TAD COOLER. NORTH SLOPE SHOULD REMAIN QUIET FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS...BUT WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY PICK UP ENOUGH WED EVENING TO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND PERHAPS VISIBILITIES WILL BE A CONCERN OVER EASTERN PORTIONS THU OR THU NIGHT WHERE FRESH SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. HAVE UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR ZONES 212 214 215 AND 216 WINTER STORM WATCHES TO WARNINGS FOR SNOW THEN FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY THROUGH WED. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL FARTHER NORTH SO HAVE POSTED WATCHES FOR ZONES 217 219 AND 218 (EAST OF CHANDALAR LAKE). ZONES FARTHER WEST MAY NOT HAVE AS SEROUS WEATHER...FAR WESTERN ZONES WILL REMAIN IN COLDER AIR AND WILL HAVE SOME NORTH WINDS BUT NOT AS MUCH SNOW POTENTIAL...WHILE ZONES 208 209 210 211 MAY GET ENOUGH SNOW BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT IN OPEN SURFACE TROUGH THAT DEVELOPS. HAVE CONTINUED WIND ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 225 AND 226 THROUGH WED AFTERNOON...AND ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THEM WED NIGHT AND FRI. ZONE 223 HAVE EXTENDED WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WED NIGHT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && JL JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:07 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jan 14, 3:12 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:12 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Jan 14, 1:41 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:09 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 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.