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Brisk Wind Advisory 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 1, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 2:17 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 1, 2012, 2:17 PM AKST (23:17 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2012, 3:49 AM AKST
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

956 
FZAK52 PAFG 012317
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

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.

PKZ299-021430-
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
1020 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER CHUKOTKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A 
1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KOTZEBUE ON MON.

$$

PKZ200-021430-
NORTON SOUND-
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-021430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-021430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

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

$$

PKZ220-021430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
217 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RT/DJH JAN 12

3 follow-up statements

588 
FZAK52 PAFG 021206
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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.

PKZ299-030315-
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
1025 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A 
PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE SOUND TO NORTH OF POINT
HOPE WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ200-030315-
NORTON SOUND-
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-030315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-030315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-030315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
306 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

JK JAN 12

375 
FZAK52 PAFG 022240
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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.

PKZ299-031345-
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM SIBERIA TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM
KOTZEBUE SOUND NORTHWARD THROUGH CAPE LISBURNE WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TUE. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING
SEA TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-031345-
NORTON SOUND-
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-031345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING 
NEAR BERING STRAIT...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT OVER THE BERING STRAIT...ELSEWHERE
N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS IN BERING STRAIT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS IN BERING STRAIT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-031345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-031345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
140 PM AKST MON JAN 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT NEAR CAPE THOMPSON...ELSEWHERE N WINDS
20 KT. FOG.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RL/TF JAN 12

642 
FZAK52 PAFG 031249
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

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.

PKZ299-040400-
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
WEAK 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD
AND WEAKEN OVER NORTON SOUND TUE AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER SIBERIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A 993 MB LOW NEAR THE
PRIBILOFS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB OVER BRISTOL BAY BY WED
EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-040400-
NORTON SOUND-
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-040400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-040400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-040400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
349 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

JAN 12

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 Jan 1, 5:29 AM AKST, 8 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:29 AM AKST, 8 hours 48 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
529 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEST COAST THIS WEEK.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO CANADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A 1015 MB LOW 100 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT WEST...THEN DISSIPATE BY THIS
EVENING. A 996 MB LOW 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE
EAST OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY.

NORTH SLOPE...MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTH TO GIVE A GOOD CHANCE
FOR SNOW FOR THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST AND EASTERN BROOKS RANGE MONDAY
TO MONDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY WITH POOR
VISIBILITY DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA ZONES.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON TUESDAY.

WEST COAST...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE
MOVING EAST TO BRISTOL BAY WILL END BY MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

INTERIOR...OVERRUNNING MOISTURE FROM GULF OF ALASKA LOW MOVING
NORTHEAST INTO CANADA WILL PRODUCE SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FOR
THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR. ACCUMULATION AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES MAY OCCUR
OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...WITH LESS ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE
REST OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR. ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-
AKZ214-AKZ215.
&&

DA JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 31, 7:37 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	7 hr
Jan 1, 4:25 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	48 hr
Jan 1, 2:19 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	37 hr

Nearby

Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2012 Every brisk wind advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.