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Brisk Wind Advisory 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 12, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 12, 2011, 2:06 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 12, 2011, 2:06 AM AKST (11:06 UTC)
Expired: Feb 13, 2011, 2:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

861 
FZAK52 PAFG 121106
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ299-130215-
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 994 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING WEST ACROSS
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
IN CENTRAL RUSSIA WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIDGE WILL
THEN BUILD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE MAINLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-130215-
NORTON SOUND-
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-130215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-130215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-130215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
206 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11

3 follow-up statements

830 
FZAK52 PAFG 122239
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 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.

PKZ299-131500-
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 981 MB LOW NORTH OF THE CANADIAN ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
NORTH OF BARROW BY 3 PM AKST SUNDAY AS 990 MB. THE LOW WILL PUSH
A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEST COAST THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-131500-
NORTON SOUND-
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 20 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-131500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 50 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-131500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT SOUTH OF
CAPE ESPENBERG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-131500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
139 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH FEB 11

298 
FZAK52 PAFG 131120
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ299-140230-
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST
COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. A 970 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A 984 MB LOW
BY 9 AM AKST TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-140230-
NORTON SOUND-
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-140230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. 
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-140230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
BLOWING SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-140230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
220 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11

106 
FZAK52 PAFG 132300
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ299-141500-
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST
COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. A 969 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A 988 MB LOW
BY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-141500-
NORTON SOUND-
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED
AREAS THIS EVENING.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 5 KT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-141500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT...FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF SLEDGE ISLAND.
BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-141500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

$$

PKZ220-141500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH FEB 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 Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST, 10 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST, 10 hours 6 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011

.DISCUSSION...

STILL LOOKS LIKE A ROUGH NIGHT ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...THOUGH
THERE ARE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT MAKING THE HALF MILE CRITERION.
STILL...VISIBILITY LIKELY TO DETERIORATE AS COLD ADVECTION
KICKS IN AGAIN.

WIND CHILLS IN ZONES 207 AND 210 REFUSE TO GO AWAY. LOOKS LIKE
WINDS IN ZONE 207 WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY...SO NO HELP
THERE.

WE MIGHT HAVE CANCELLED THE ADVISORY FOR ZONE 224. VISIBILITY
HAS IMPROVED SOMEWHAT AT NORTHWAY...BUT WE DECIDED TO LET THE
WINDS AND SNOWFALL DIMINISH FURTHER. WE ARE MORE CONFIDENT IN
CONTINUING THE ADVISORY IN ZONE 226. LOOKS LIKE A REALLY ROUGH
NIGHT IN ISABEL PASS...AND MAYBE MENTASTA AS WELL.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES IS NOW VISIBLE IN THE
SATELLITE PICS OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. NOT MUCH SNOWFALL FROM
ANY OF THEM SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE...BUT THE CLOUD COVER
WILL BE A COMPLICATING FACTOR FOR OUR TEMPERATURE FORECASTS
IN THE INTERIOR.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ210-AKZ225.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213-AKZ224-AKZ226.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.
&&

DJH FEB 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 12, 2:05 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	3 days
Feb 12, 3:03 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	48 hr
Feb 12, 1:38 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	3 days

Nearby

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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.