Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 112, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 12, 2012, 1:52 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2012, 1:52 PM AKDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 2:34 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
214 FZAK51 PAFG 122152 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 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. PKZ298-131230- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA AND OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST INTO SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN CHUKCHI SEA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-131230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-131230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-131230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-131230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-131230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 152 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ APR 12
3 follow-up statements
164 FZAK51 PAFG 130949 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 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. PKZ298-140100- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1040 MB HIGH 400 NM N OR DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO 200 NM N OF BANKS ISLAND BY 4 AM SUN. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. $$ PKZ225-140100- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-140100- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-140100- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-140100- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-140100- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 149 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA APR 12
490 FZAK51 PAFG 132146 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 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. PKZ298-141230- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1040 MB HIGH 400 NM N OR DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO 200 NM N OF BANKS ISLAND BY 4 AM SUN. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. $$ PKZ225-141230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-141230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-141230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-141230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-141230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 146 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JK APR 12
040 FZAK51 PAFG 141034 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 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. PKZ298-150145- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1042 MB HIGH 400 NM N OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA WILL WEAKEN TO 1029 MB OVER BANKS ISLAND BY MON MORNING. A WEAK 1013 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR BARROW SUN. $$ PKZ225-150145- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-150145- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-150145- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-150145- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-150145- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 234 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/DA APR 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 Apr 12, 12:59 AM AKDT, 12 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 12:59 AM AKDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1259 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .DISCUSSION... A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ALOFT OVER THE NORTHWEST ALASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR THURSDAY. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALASKA INTERIOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH ALOFT OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND WESTWARD...DEEPENING INTO A CLOSED LOW CENTER NEAR DEMARCATION POINT THURSDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH FRIDAY AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FEATURE. CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR TODAY... AND TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR BY FRIDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES WEST. ADDITIONALLY...THERE WILL BE SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SPREADING WEST WITH THE SHORT WAVE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...MOVING TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE SECOND SHORT WAVE. THE SHOWERS COULD BE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN...MAINTAINING AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. THE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST CANADA AND THIS MAY BRING WIND SPEEDS UP SOME ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. WILL NUDGE WINDS TOWARDS THE NAM MODEL WHICH IS SHOWING STRONGER WINDS THAN THE GFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... MIN RH OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR YESTERDAY WAS MOSTLY IN THE 28-35 PERCENT RANGE. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW PACK STILL ON THE GROUND. && .HYDROLOGY... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. MELTING AND SUBLIMATION OF THE SNOW PACK WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. MELTING WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AS WARMER TEMPERATURES RIPEN THE SNOWPACK. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF APR 12
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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.