Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2011
Brisk Wind Advisory 63, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 18, 2011, 3:58 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:58 AM AKST (12:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 2:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 FZAK51 PAFG 181258 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-190400- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 976 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT WILL MOVE TO 320 NM NORTH OF WAINWRIGHT BY 4 AM SAT WEAKENING TO 987 MB. $$ PKZ225-190400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-190400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-190400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-190400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-190400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 358 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DJH FEB 11
2 follow-up statements
320 FZAK51 PAFG 182239 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-191345- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF WAINWRIGHT BY 4 AM SAT WEAKENING TO 987 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-191345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-191345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-191345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-191345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-191345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 139 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/CC FEB 11
718 FZAK51 PAFG 191159 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-200300- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF WAINWRIGHT BY 4 AM SAT WEAKENING TO 987 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-200300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-200300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-200300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-200300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-200300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 259 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/RF 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 18, 3:04 AM AKST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:04 AM AKST, 54 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... 976 MB LOW ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND AT 06Z THU IS PROGGED BY GFS/NAM TO MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY 12Z SAT FILLING TO 985-988 MB. GEM/EUROPEAN MODELS ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR ON POSITION BUT A FEW MB DEEPER ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 12Z SAT. ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND IS VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE SURFACE LOW. NEXT SHORT WAVE ALOFT NOW WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR IS PROGGED BY ALL MODELS TO MOVE TO THE WEST COAST OF AK BY 12Z SAT...THEN TO E OF THE ALCAN BORDER BY 12Z SUN. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW TO MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BROOKS RANGE SOUTHWARD AS IT TRANSITS EASTWARD...BUT STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL FOLLOW BUT BE REPLACED BY A FLAT WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE BY 00Z MON. CURRENT MODEL RUNS AGREE FAIRLY WELL ON THE NEXT INCOMING STORM... SURFACE LOW AROUND 976 MB JUST WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 12Z SUN. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE ANOTHER BLIZZARD EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BEGINNING OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT EVENING...SPREADING TO WEST COAST AREAS LATER SAT NIGHT. WATCHES FOR WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE SHORT TERM...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED OVER ALL WEST COAST AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER ZONES 207-208-209 BRISK SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY IN ZONES 201-202-203-205 AND IN ZONE 206 PASSES AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ARCTIC. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN THESE AREAS. EXCEPT FOR ZONE 226 AND PARTS OF ZONE 223...SNOW AMOUNTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUB-ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR OTHER INTERIOR ZONES WILL BE CANCELED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:02 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:30 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 18, 5:15 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:34 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 18, 1:25 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Feb 18, 1:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 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.