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Brisk Wind Advisory 37, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 29, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 29, 2011, 2:32 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2011, 2:32 AM AKST (11:32 UTC)
Expired
Jan 31, 2011, 2:07 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

561 
FZAK52 PAFG 291132
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

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.

PKZ299-300245-
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 980 MB LOW IN FAR EAST RUSSIA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN BY SAT
EVENING. A 976 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY SAT MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH
INTO BRISTOL BAY AS A 981 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON...THEN TO THE YUKON
DELTA BY SUN MORNING AS A 994 MB LOW.

$$

PKZ200-300245-
NORTON SOUND-
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-300245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-300245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...LIGHT WINDS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-300245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
232 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/RT JAN 11
4 follow-up statements
056 
FZAK52 PAFG 292250
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

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.

PKZ299-301400-
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 979 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE YK DELTA AND
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB BY SUN EVENING. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE ARCTIC
COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ200-301400-
NORTON SOUND-
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-301400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-301400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-301400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/SDB JAN 11
027 
FZAK52 PAFG 301138
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

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.

PKZ299-310245-
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 988 MB LOW OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST TOWARD SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB BY SUN EVENING. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA EARLY MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-310245-
NORTON SOUND-
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-310245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-310245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-310245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
238 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RL/RT JAN 11
687 
FZAK52 PAFG 302235
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

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.

PKZ299-311345-
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A TROUGH OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND THEN DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING AS A NEW 995 MB
LOW MOVES NORTH TO THE YK DELTA BY MON MORNING AND THEN MOVES
NORTH TO NEAR NOME BY LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-311345-
NORTON SOUND-
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-311345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-311345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-311345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
135 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/SDB JAN 11
294 
FZAK52 PAFG 311107
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

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.

PKZ299-010215-
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AS A 998
MB LOW JUST NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT
BY MON EVENING...THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY TUE
MORNING. 995 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON MON AM WILL MOVE NORTH TO
CAPE DARBY TUE AM. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ200-010215-
NORTON SOUND-
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. NEAR UNALAKLEET WINDS E 20 KT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SNOW.
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-010215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST WIND 15 KT. OVER THE REST
OF THE AREA SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-010215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-010215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
207 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RL/TF JAN 11

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 28, 3:40 PM AKST, 10 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:40 PM AKST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
340 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. STRONG LOW IN THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD TO FAR EAST
RUSSIA BY SATURDAY. WARM FRONT WILL PUSH NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST
TONIGHT AND THE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE OVER NIGHT.

WINDS OVER THE WEST COAST WILL SUBSIDE ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW
PULLS NORTH. THE WARM TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEST COAST WILL REDUCE
BLOWING SNOW OVER THE AREA.

RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
AND MOVE SLIGHTLY EASTWARD. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTH
FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUN NIGHT AND MAY PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE
OF SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR AS UPPER LEVEL WINDS TEMPORARILY TURN
SOUTHWEST. AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES NORTHWARD THE RIDGE WILL BUILD
BACK IN AND BECOME STRONGER. WINDS ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR WILL LIKELY RAMP UP WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF THE RIDGE.

WIND CHILL ISSUES OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL SUBSIDE
TONIGHT AS THE WARM AIR MOVES OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND MIXES DOWN
WITH THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS.

THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
USHER IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. COLDER
AIR WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY MON.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ240-
PKZ245.
&&

CF JAN 11

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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.