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Brisk Wind Advisory 65, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 19, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 19, 2011, 3:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2011, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2011, 2:32 PM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

606 
FZAK52 PAFG 191210
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 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.

PKZ299-200315-
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1004 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE
SEWARD PENINSULA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING
SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 965 MB STORM EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM SUN
WEAKENING TO 977 MB.

$$

PKZ200-200315-
NORTON SOUND-
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH
WINDS 10 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-200315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING. E WINDS
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON WITH BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-200315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10...EXCEPT W WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-200315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

RF/DJH FEB 11
7 follow-up statements
095 
FZAK52 PAFG 192217
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 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.

PKZ299-201630-
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 993 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A
969 MB LOW 250 E OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SHISHMAREF AS 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE
TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY AS 998 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-201630-
NORTON SOUND-
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

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

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-201630-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-201630-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-201630-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CC/CF FEB 11
574 
FZAK52 PAFG 201209
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 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.

PKZ299-210315-
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 993 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A
969 MB LOW 250 E OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SHISHMAREF AS 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE
TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY AS 998 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-210315-
NORTON SOUND-
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-210315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-210315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-210315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

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

$$

RF/DJH FEB 11
569 
FZAK52 PAFG 202236
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 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.

PKZ299-211500-
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 998 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE BERING
STRAIT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 998 MB AND BE LOCATED 100 NM
SOUTH OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR BANKS
ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-211500-
NORTON SOUND-
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-211500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-211500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-211500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CC/CF FEB 11
327 
FZAK52 PAFG 211229
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 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.

PKZ299-220330-
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1010 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 3 AM WED DEEPENING TO 995 MB.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ALASKA
INTERIOR THROUGH TUE.


$$

PKZ200-220330-
NORTON SOUND-
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-220330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT FROM SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-220330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

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

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

$$

PKZ220-220330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT.  
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

DJH/RF FEB 11
059 
FZAK52 PAFG 212258
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 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.

PKZ299-221400-
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1009 MB LOW ON THE SOUTH END OF BANKS ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO
1012 MB BY LATE IN THE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING.
A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST
AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH 3 AM TUE.

$$

PKZ200-221400-
NORTON SOUND-
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-221400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-221400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-221400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/SDB FEB 11
404 
FZAK52 PAFG 221309
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 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.

PKZ299-230415-
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG 1046 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1055 MB AND BUILD
FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY BY WED EVENING. A
1002 MB LOW IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992
MB AND REACH THE GULF OF ANADYR TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY NORTH TO BE A 989 MB CENTER 200 NM NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL
ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO
976 MB AND REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AM. IT WILL CONTINUE
NORTH TO BE A 972 MB CENTER JUST OFF CAPE NAVARIN WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-230415-
NORTON SOUND-
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. RAIN OR SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-230415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. RAIN OR SNOW. 
.THU...S WINDS 55 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-230415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-230415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
409 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.

$$

TF/DJH FEB 11
055 
FZAK52 PAFG 222332
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 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.

PKZ299-231445-
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1008 MB LOW 400 NM SW OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO
200 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY WED EVENING AT 995 MB. HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PUSH EAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY WED
MORNING. THE NEXT STRONG LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO
THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ200-231445-
NORTON SOUND-
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-231445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WINDS 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-231445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-231445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/SDB 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 19, 1:26 AM AKST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 1:26 AM AKST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
126 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT GFS/NAM/EUROPEAN RUNS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE WEATHER SCENARIO OUT THROUGH MON.

WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH ALONG 160W MOVING EAST TO THE
ALCAN BORDER BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...GRADUALLY WEAKENING
IN AMPLITUDE. A BRIEF DUSTING OF SNOW IN INTERIOR
AREAS WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT MOVES EAST.

LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUING IN SOUTHEAST PARTS OF
AKZ224 AND CENTRAL/EASTERN AKZ226 THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL
PRODUCE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW.

965 MB STORM NOW JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WEAKENING TO 977 MB OVER THE GULF OF
ANADYR BY 12Z SUN...AND TO 986 MB JUST WEST OF
KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 00Z MON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AROUND 03Z SUN...
AND IN AKZ207-AKZ209 ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER.

ALL MODELS INDICATING SIGNIFICANT QPF WITH THIS
SYSTEM WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 6 INCHES
EXPECTED OVER MOST WEST COAST ZONES AND IN AKZ215.
NORTHERN PARTS OF SEWARD PEN IN AKZ210 WILL HAVE
LESS SNOW DUE TO DOWNSLOPE.

SNOW SPREADING RAPIDLY INTO THE CENTRAL/EASTERN INTERIOR
SUN THROUGH SUN EVENING AS A FLAT HIGH SPEED WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT PUNCHES EASTWARD BEHIND A SHORT WAVE RIDGE.
FAIRBANKS AREA COULD SEE UP TO AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW
DURING THE 36 HOUR PERIOD SUN THROUGH MON.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...GFS/EURO BUILDING HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE ALOFT OVER ALASKA BY WED WHICH IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE EASTWARD AND BREAK DOWN BY WED AS ANOTHER
SURGE OF MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. TRACK AND TIMING OF SURFACE SYSTEMS
IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...ONE OR TWO LOWS MAY TRAVEL
OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
ARCTIC...ANOTHER STORM POSSIBLE IN THE BERING FRIDAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ213.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ206-AKZ209-AKZ226.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220.

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

RF FEB 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 9:28 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG7 hr
Feb 19, 3:10 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG24 hr
Feb 19, 4:51 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG47 hr
Feb 19, 4:51 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFG47 hr
Feb 19, 5:07 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG15 hr
Feb 19, 1:17 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG14 hr
Feb 19, 1:17 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG38 hr
Feb 19, 1:57 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG44 hr
Feb 19, 2:08 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG69 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.