Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2011
Brisk Wind Advisory 67, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 21, 2011, 3:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2011, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 2:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 FZAK51 PAFG 211224 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ298-220330- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO BANKS ISLAND BY 9 PM MON EVENING WEAKENING TO 1012 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH 3 AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-220330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-220330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-220330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-220330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-220330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 324 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT TURING W...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RF FEB 11
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045 FZAK51 PAFG 211235 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 CORRECTED TYPO IN PKZ245. 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. PKZ298-220400- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO BANKS ISLAND BY 9 PM MON EVENING WEAKENING TO 1012 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH 3 AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-220400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-220400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-220400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-220400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-220400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 334 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RF FEB 11
631 FZAK51 PAFG 212256 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ298-221400- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. $$ PKZ225-221400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-221400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-221400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-221400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-221400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 156 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/SDB FEB 11
195 FZAK51 PAFG 221307 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ298-230415- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG 1046 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1055 MB AND BUILD FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY BY WED EVENING. 1002 MB LOW NEAR 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. IT WILL CONTINUE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD AND REACH THE NORTHWEST BEAUFORT SEA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-230415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-230415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-230415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-230415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-230415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 407 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ TF/DJH FEB 11
366 FZAK51 PAFG 222334 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ298-231615- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. $$ PKZ225-231615- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-231615- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-231615- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-231615- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231615- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 234 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/SDB FEB 11
651 FZAK51 PAFG 231304 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ298-240415- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 992 MB LOW OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3PM WED AND THEN TO 250 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY 3AM THU. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT...TO BE A 980 MB CENTER 50 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-240415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-240415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-240415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-240415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-240415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 404 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH/RT FEB 11
305 FZAK51 PAFG 232320 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ298-241430- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY 3AM THU. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT...TO BE A 978 MB CENTER 50 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-241430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-241430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-241430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-241430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-241430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 55 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JM 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 21, 2:01 AM AKST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 2:01 AM AKST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .DISCUSSION... 996 MB LOW JUST EAST OF CAPE LISBURNE AT 06Z MON WILL TRACK RAPIDLY EASTWARD...REACHING THE MACKENZIE DELTA AREA BY EARLY MON EVENING AS IT CONTINUES TO FILL SLOWLY. BRISK WEST WINDS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING IN AKZ204 AS THE LOW EXITS INTO CANADA. FAST WESTERLY FLOW AND SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE INTERIOR TODAY...SNOW AND SHOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. GOES IR AND WATER VAPOR SHOWING THE MAIN MOISTURE FEED IS OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING OVER HIGHER SUMMITS THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHER SUMMITS ON THE DALTON...STEESE...AND ELLIOTT HIGHWAYS WILL EXPERIENCE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. THESE AREAS ON THE HIGHWAYS WILL BE IMPASSABLE...AND HAZARDOUS TO IMPASSABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON OTHER SECTIONS OF THESE HIGHWAYS AS WELL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUING THROUGH 6 PM TODAY IN ZONE 222 FOR HEAVY SNOW..BUT HIGHER SUMMITS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT. SEVERAL REPORTS OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ABOUT 7 INCHES IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN RECEIVED LATE SUN EVENING OR AND EARLY MON MORNING. WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE INTERIOR RAPIDLY INCREASING THIS MORNING AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST...WITH RAPID PRESSURE RISES ADDING TO THE WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTINESS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222- PARTS OF AKZ223 TODAY. AREAS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH NOON TODAY IN AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210 WITH BRISK WEST WINDS BEHIND THE EXITING SURFACE LOW. UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE AND SURFACE LOW MOVING UP THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE. TRACK OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST THAN THE PRECEDING SYSTEMS...CURRENT GFS/EURO HAVE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES...LOW CENTER POSITION FOR 12Z WED LIKELY TO BE NEAR TO 100-200 MILES NORTH OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BEGINNING TO INCREASE OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE...35-45 KT WINDS OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND/BERING STRAIT AREAS...CHUKCHI COAST BY TUE EVE...LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 KT POSSIBLE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AND CAPE LISBURNE. BLIZZARD LIKELY BEGINNING THESE AREAS TUE EVENING OR TUE NIGHT WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW SPREADING EAST. WATCHES FOR THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE PUT UP ON THE FORECASTS ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ222. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ223- AKZ224-AKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ245. && RF FEB 11
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 20, 9:37 PM AKST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
937 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM SNOW NORTH POLE 64.75N 147.36W
02/20/2011 M5.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0730 PM SNOW 2 W TWO RIVERS 64.87N 147.17W
02/20/2011 M3.8 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SINCE THIS MORNING.
0800 PM SNOW 5 N FAIRBANKS 64.91N 147.65W
02/20/2011 E5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM SNOW FAIRBANKS 64.84N 147.65W
02/20/2011 M4.4 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SINCE SNOW BEGAN AT 11AM
0900 PM SNOW FAIRBANKS 64.84N 147.65W
02/20/2011 M4.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR TOTAL.
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SAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:29 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:13 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Feb 21, 6:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:56 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Feb 21, 2:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 22 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.