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Brisk Wind Advisory 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 14, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 14, 2011, 1:32 AM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 14, 2011, 1:32 AM AKST (10:32 UTC)
Expired: Feb 16, 2011, 2:42 PM AKST
In force: 61 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

433 
FZAK52 PAFG 141032
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 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.

PKZ299-150145-
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TO THE
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE MAINLAND AND
BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A 976 MB LOW ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB BY
3 PM AKST TUE. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE
TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY TUE MORNING. 

$$

PKZ200-150145-
NORTON SOUND-
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. 
WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE IN THE DAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-150145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
AFTER NOON. NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S OFF THE YUKON DELTA COAST.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. 
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-150145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-150145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
132 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS
THAN 1 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11

5 follow-up statements

700 
FZAK52 PAFG 150019
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 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.

PKZ299-151530-
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS EVENING. A 981 MB LOW ALONG
THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AND
WEAKEN TO 987 MB BY 3 PM AKST TUE. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-151530-
NORTON SOUND-
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-151530-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-151530-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-151530-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
319 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/DJH FEB 11

214 
FZAK52 PAFG 151139
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 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.

PKZ299-160245-
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 982 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE TO THE 
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA AS A 996 MB TON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
WEAKEN AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-160245-
NORTON SOUND-
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...SW WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-160245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-160245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-160245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
239 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1
NM AT TIMES.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11

015 
FZAK52 PAFG 152240
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 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.

PKZ299-161345-
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 986 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AS A 996 MB CENTER TONIGHT...THEN
MOVE NORTH WEDNESDAY. A 964 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-161345-
NORTON SOUND-
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-161345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-161345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.
BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-161345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
140 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/CC/SAK FEB 11

204 
FZAK52 PAFG 161030
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 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.

PKZ299-170130-
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 966 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF
ANADYR BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE
LOW. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA BY 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
INTO INTERIOR ALASKA THURSDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-170130-
NORTON SOUND-
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-170130-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU...S WINDS 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-170130-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-170130-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1 NM. 
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11

926 
FZAK52 PAFG 162342
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 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.

PKZ299-171215-
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A STRONG 963 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM
WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE AS A 974 MB LOW BY 3PM THU AND TO 300 NM
NORTHWEST OF BARROW AS A 979 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI. A STRONG WEATHER
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST THU PM. 

$$

PKZ200-171215-
NORTON SOUND-
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-171215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU...S WINDS 55 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-171215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-171215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

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 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 12 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 12 hours 2 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS. A FAIRLY STRONG
SURFACE LOW IN THE HIGH ARCTIC CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DROP
SOUTHEAST AND WILL END UP NEAR BANKS ISLAND AT 1012 MB BY LATE MON
NIGHT. THE WELL AMPLIFIED RIDGE IN THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO
EVER SO SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD WHILE A STRONG LOW MOVES OUT OF KAMCHATKA.

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST AS THE SURFACE RIDGE IN THE BERING
SEA MOVES EAST AND STRENGTHENS THE HIGH OVER CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS
WILL PUSH WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE.
THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN WEAKENING OVER THE INTERIOR BY MON NIGHT AS
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PUSHES EASTWARD.

THE FIRST LOW THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY NEAR
KAMCHATKA WILL FUNCTION AS THE IMPETUS TO DRIVE THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE TO THE EAST. THIS LOW WILL LOSE MUCH OF ITS ENERGY AS IT
GETS STRUNG OUT ALONG THE RIDGE BUT CERTAINLY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL MAKE IT INTO THE WEST COAST LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. THEN
THE FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE EASTWARD WHILE MOVING THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE EASTWARD AS WELL. PROBABLY ONLY SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BE LEFT AS THE FRONT PASSES RUBY OR BETTLES ON WED. GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF COLD AIR ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE...THERE APPEARS TO BE
QUITE A POOL OF AIR TO OVERRUN WITH MOISTURE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS TO EXTRACT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM.

THE NEXT LOW WILL HAVE A MUCH STRONGER PUNCH AND WILL REMAIN MUCH
DEEPER FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AS IT STRIKES THE WEST COAST
SOMETIME WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY HOLD TOGETHER FOR MOST
OF ITS TRIP ACROSS THE STATE. THEN THE MODELS POINT IN SOME
RESPECT TO THE CONSISTENT ZONAL FLOW THROUGH 240 HOURS WHICH COULD
DRIVE MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN ALASKA FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

COLD AIR IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR WILL MODERATE A
LITTLE THROUGH THE WEEK BUT STILL REMAIN FAIRLY COOL THROUGH AT
LEAST FRI BUT LIKELY LONGER. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT
CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA SO THE REALLY COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL BE GREATLY MODIFIED BECAUSE OF THE CLOUD COVER.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ON THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE WEST COAST WILL
LIKELY BE ENDING FOR THE MOST PART BY EARLY MON MORNING AS THE
WINDS DIMINISH WITH THE BUILDING OF THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ225-
AKZ226.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF FEB 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 13, 8:51 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	30 hr
Feb 14, 1:26 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	36 hr
Feb 14, 1:26 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	36 hr
Feb 14, 1:32 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	36 hr
Feb 14, 3:28 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFG	8 hr
Feb 14, 3:28 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	48 hr
Feb 14, 2:23 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	31 hr

Nearby

Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2011 Every brisk wind advisory in 2011

Sources

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