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Brisk Wind Advisory 97, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 7, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 7, 2011, 3:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2011, 3:25 AM AKDT (11:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2011, 3:05 AM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

587 
FZAK51 PAFG 071125
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ298-080230-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 940 MB STORM 150 MILES SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO NEAR DALL POINT BY 4 AM FRI FILLING TO 965 MB.


$$

PKZ225-080230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-080230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-080230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-080230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-080230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
325 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/DJH APR 11

2 follow-up statements

682 
FZAK51 PAFG 072146
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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.

PKZ298-081315-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 953 MB STORM 150 MILES SE OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY 4 AM FRI FILLING TO 969 MB. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ225-081315-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PKZ230-081315-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-081315-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-081315-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-081315-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
146 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/DA APR 11

930 
FZAK51 PAFG 081105
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ298-090215-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 966 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING
SALMON BY 4 AM SAT FILLING TO 992 MB. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
700 MILES WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD
THROUGH 4 AM SAT...TO BE CENTERED 400 MILES WEST OF CAPE
LISBURNE.

$$

PKZ225-090215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-090215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-090215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-090215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-090215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
305 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RF/CC 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 7, 12:07 AM AKDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 12:07 AM AKDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1207 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP STORM CENTER NOW SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND
IS AT OR NEAR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...PROBABLY BELOW
940 MB. PROG FOR 12Z FRI...STORM FILLING TO 966-968 MB
NEAR DALL POINT. PROG FOR 00Z SAT...STORM CENTER NEAR
BETHEL WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 980 MB.

NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN VALID TIMES OF WINTER STORM
WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-
AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ208
WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING. EXPECTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TODAY AND TONIGHT IN AKZ217-AKZ219-PARTS OF AKZ221-WESTERN
AKZ220 SHOULD REACH OR EXCEED ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...SO WILL
PUT UP NEW WINTER ADVISORIES FOR THOSE AREAS. POSTFRONTAL
AND WRAPAROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF
THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT AND FRI.

WINDS IN AND NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES IN AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227
WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT...ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS EXPECTED
IN THE NORMALLY WINDY SPOTS. GOOD SUPPORT ALOFT WITH 700 MB
WINDS MAXING OUT AT AS HIGH AS 50-55 KT TODAY. AREAS ALONG
AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...INCLUDING AKZ223 AND MOST OF
AKZ222 EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PARTS WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY IN
THE DOWNSLOPE SHADOW. SNOW SHOWERS SPREADING TO MOST OF THE
EASTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT...EXCEPT AREAS NEAR THE EASTERN
ALASKA RANGE...AS DOWNSLOPE ENDS AND LOW LEVEL WINDS SHIFT
FROM SOUTH TO MAINLY SOUTHWEST TO WEST.

BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE
ARCTIC COAST AND ARCTIC MARINE AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON...
CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK...COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN LOCKED IN
OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER
THE BERING SEA. A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO LAST
AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE BELOW NORMAL WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NONE

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227.

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-
AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RF APR 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 7, 3:29 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	24 hr
Apr 7, 4:50 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	23 hr
Apr 7, 1:54 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	25 hr

Nearby

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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.