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Brisk Wind Advisory 98, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 7, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 7, 2011, 1:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2011, 1:54 PM AKDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2011, 2:30 PM AKDT
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

806 
FZAK52 PAFG 072154
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-081300-
154 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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.

SEE SPECIAL MARINE AND WEATHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING ICE MOVEMENT
DURING THIS EVENT AT HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/ICEGRAPHICS.PHP.

$$

PKZ200-081300-
NORTON SOUND-
154 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-081300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
154 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...N WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-081300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
154 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-081300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
154 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/DA APR 11

2 follow-up statements

423 
FZAK52 PAFG 081107
CWFWCZ

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

PKZ299-090215-
307 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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
ABOUT 700 MILES WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH 4 AM SAT...TO BE CENTERED 400 MILES
WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE.

$$

PKZ200-090215-
NORTON SOUND-
307 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-090215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
307 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-090215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
307 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-090215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
307 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RF/CC APR 11

736 
FZAK52 PAFG 082230
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 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.

PKZ299-091330-
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 981 MB LOW IN THE Y-K DELTA WILL SPLIT AND ONE CENTER WILL MOVE
TO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY 4 AM SAT FILLING TO 989 MB. HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL PUSH THE RIDGE SOUTH TO THE
ARCTIC COAST BY SAT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING
SEA BY SAT AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON BY EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-091330-
NORTON SOUND-
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

$$

PKZ210-091330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-091330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-091330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
230 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CF/DA 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, 13 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 12:07 AM AKDT, 13 hours 47 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, 3:25 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	24 hr
Apr 7, 3:29 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	24 hr
Apr 7, 4:50 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	23 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.