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Brisk Wind Advisory 91, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 2, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 2, 2011, 3:23 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2011, 3:23 AM AKDT (11:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2011, 3:39 AM AKDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

816 
FZAK52 PAFG 021123
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 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.

PKZ299-030230-
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT THIS EVENING AND THEN
WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY EVENING. A
987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE YUKON DELTA COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN THIRD OF
THE MAINLAND THROUGH SUNDAY AND WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH OF THE
ARCTIC COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-030230-
NORTON SOUND-
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-030230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS 
THAN 1 NM.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT.
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT.

$$

PKZ215-030230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-030230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
323 AM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB APR 11

9 follow-up statements

570 
FZAK52 PAFG 022250
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 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.

PKZ299-031400-
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DEEPEN TO 965 MB THIS EVENING
AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 980 MB LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-031400-
NORTON SOUND-
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-031400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-031400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-031400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
250 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT.
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

CC/JM APR 11

073 
FZAK52 PAFG 031124
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ299-040230-
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 962 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH MON AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA.
A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MON. A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ200-040230-
NORTON SOUND-
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-040230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OFF THE YUKON
DELTA.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OFF THE YUKON
DELTA.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-040230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-040230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
324 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB APR 11

993 
FZAK52 PAFG 032109
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ299-041245-
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST. 
A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE YUKON DELTA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE
TO NEAR GALENA AS A 990 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND TO THE NORTHEAST
INTERIOR OF ALASKA TUE PM AS A 996 MB LOW. A LOW IN THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS A 988 MB BY 4PM MON
AND MERGE WITH THE GALENA LOW MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-041245-
NORTON SOUND-
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-041245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-041245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-041245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
109 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

APR 11

174 
FZAK52 PAFG 041120
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ299-050230-
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 992 MB LOW IN THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST
INTERIOR OF ALASKA TUE PM. A LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
MOVE TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS A 992 MB BY THIS EVENING AND MERGE
WITH THE LOW IN THE YUKON VALLEY TONIGHT. A DEEP LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WED.

$$

PKZ200-050230-
NORTON SOUND-
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CHANNELED
AREAS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.

$$

PKZ210-050230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT.
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT.
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT.

$$

PKZ215-050230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NORTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NORTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT.

$$

PKZ220-050230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
320 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT.

$$

DJH/CB APR 11

363 
FZAK52 PAFG 042142
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ299-051345-
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 990 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO KUSKOKWIM BAY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE
SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WED.

$$

PKZ200-051345-
NORTON SOUND-
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-051345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-051345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-051345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
142 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/JM/SDB APR 11

006 
FZAK52 PAFG 051133
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ299-060245-
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
TWO LOW PRESSURE CENTERS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL COMBINE AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A 945 MB STORM CENTERED ABOUT 450 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY 4 PM WED. THE STORM CENTER WILL
MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY 4 PM THU WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 950 MB.


$$

PKZ200-060245-
NORTON SOUND-
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-060245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...NE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-060245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT NORTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG THIS MORNING. FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-060245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
333 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

DJH/RF APR 11

979 
FZAK52 PAFG 052239
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ299-061345-
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND
TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG 942 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING
SEA BY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY AS
A 952 MB LOW.

SEE SPECIAL MARINE AND WEATHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING ICE MOVEMENT
DURING THIS EVENT.

$$

PKZ200-061345-
NORTON SOUND-
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-061345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-061345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 5 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
239 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

SDB/SAK APR 11

823 
FZAK52 PAFG 060148 AAA
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

UPDATED PKZ210

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.

PKZ299-061530-
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL MOVE INLAND
TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG 942 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING
SEA BY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THURSDAY
EVENING AS A 952 MB LOW.

SEE SPECIAL MARINE AND WEATHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING ICE MOVEMENT
DURING THIS EVENT.

$$

PKZ200-061530-
NORTON SOUND-
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU...E WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-061530-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW SHOWERS.  
.THU...NE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-061530-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 5 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT.  
.THU...E WINDS 40 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061530-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
548 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT.  
.THU...NE WINDS 45 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT.  
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

SDB/SAK APR 11

061 
FZAK52 PAFG 061139
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ299-070245-
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 965 MB STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES
WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY 4 AM THU DEEPENING TO 940 MB.
THE STORM WILL WEAKEN TO 965 MB NEAR DALL POINT BY 4 AM FRI.

SEE SPECIAL MARINE AND WEATHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING ICE MOVEMENT
DURING THIS EVENT.

$$

PKZ200-070245-
NORTON SOUND-
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 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...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. E WINDS INCREASING TO
25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...E WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-070245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU...NE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1 NM.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-070245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG THIS MORNING...
OTHERWISE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
339 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/DJH APR 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 Apr 1, 4:06 PM AKDT, 11 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 4:06 PM AKDT, 11 hours 17 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
406 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...A LOW NEAR 80N 150W WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHEAST AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY. RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW IN NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND
MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TO NEAR 50N 160W WEST BY
SUNDAY MORNING.

SURFACE...A 1012 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING OCCASIONAL FLURRIES TO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
1019 MB HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT OVER THE ARCTIC COAST
BY SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY.
999MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND MERGE WITH A
967 MB LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO BE NEAR SAND POINT BY
SUNDAY MORNING AS A 967 MB LOW. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AS IT WEAKENS. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY THEN MOVE TO THE Y-K DELTA BY
MONDAY NIGHT.

INTERIOR...MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL BE 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL
MOVE IN AS WEAK SOUTH FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE
SATURDAY.

NORTH SLOPE...MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AS RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OVER. SOME STRATUS MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE
EASTERN ARCTIC COAST AS ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WEST COAST...WEAK LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA CONTINUES TO BRING
FLURRIES TO THE AREA. DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THE END SO OPTED TO
KEEP OCCASIONAL FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT TAPERING OFF TOWARD
MORNING.

MID-RANGE...AN ACTIVE PATTERN EXPECTED NEXT WEEK WITH AT LEAST TWO
SYSTEMS TO POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE WEATHER IN NORTHERN ALASKA. THE
FIRST LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A TRIPLE POINT IN THE
EASTERN BERING SEA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS DIVERGE WITH
THE GFS MOVING THE LOW TO THE KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 00Z WED WHILE THE
ECMWF TAKES THE LOW INTO THE INTERIOR. THE MODELS ALSO PICK UP ON
A STRONG NORTH PAC LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WEST
COAST AROUND WED NIGHT...BUT THE MODEL SPREAD IS HUGE WITH A LOT
OF RUN TO RUN VARIABILITY AMONGST THE MODELS. CERTAINLY THE SECOND
LOW LOOKS TO BE A MUCH DEEPER SYSTEM BUT THE IMPACTS ON ANY ONE
LOCATION ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PIN DOWN JUST YET DUE TO SUCH
HIGH MODEL SPREAD. THE LOW AT LEAST HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A
HIGHER IMPACT EVENT WITH A LOT OF WIND AND PRECIP. CB

FIRE WEATHER...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECT THROUGH FORECAST
PERIOD.

HYDROLOGY...NONE EXPECTED THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SDB APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 2, 3:14 AM AKDT	Winter Storm Watch	AFG	12 hr
Apr 2, 3:23 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	34 hr
Apr 2, 3:01 PM AKDT	Winter Storm Warning	AFG	21 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.