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Brisk Wind Advisory 68, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 21, 2011, 3:29 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2011, 3:29 AM AKST (12:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 2:17 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ DJH/RF FEB 11
5 follow-up statements
059 FZAK52 PAFG 212258 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-221400- 158 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1009 MB LOW ON THE SOUTH END OF BANKS ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1012 MB BY LATE IN THE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING. A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH 3 AM TUE. $$ 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
769 FZAK52 PAFG 231305 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ299-240415- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3PM WED. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BE A 968 MB CENTER 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3AM THU AND A 980 MB CENTER 50 NM NW OF BARROW BY 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-240415- NORTON SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-240415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-240415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-240415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RT FEB 11
826 FZAK52 PAFG 232317 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241430- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BE A 968 MB CENTER 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3 AM THU AND A 978 MB CENTER 50 NM NW OF BARROW BY 3 AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-241430- NORTON SOUND- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-241430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 55 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-241430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-241430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 60 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ JM/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 21, 2:01 AM AKST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 2:01 AM AKST, 1 hour 28 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 52 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, 3:24 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.