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Brisk Wind Advisory 113, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 14, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 14, 2012, 1:02 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2012, 1:02 PM AKDT (21:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2012, 2:16 AM AKDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

723 
FZAK52 PAFG 142102
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 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.

PKZ299-151400-
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND THE
WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-151400-
NORTON SOUND-
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ210-151400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-151400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-151400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
102 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/CF APR 12

1 follow-up statement

816 
FZAK52 PAFG 151016
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 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.

PKZ299-160045-
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND THE
WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ200-160045-
NORTON SOUND-
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ210-160045-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-160045-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-160045-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
216 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 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 14, 12:58 PM AKDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 12:58 PM AKDT, 4 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1258 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO A BUILDING UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE FROM WESTERN CANADA WHICH WILL PUSH IN OVER MOST ALL
OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY MON NIGHT.

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL ENCOMPASS MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA
THROUGH THE WEEK BEFORE MODELS SUGGEST AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
SINKING DOWN THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA.

WITH HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINING A PRESENCE OVER THE CANADIAN
WESTERN ARCTIC AND THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS KEEPING A
RELATIVELY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC THAT
SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE BERING
STRAIT WILL KEEP WINDS AROUND THE ADVISORY MARK AS WELL SUNDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF APR 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:21 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG		13 hr
Apr 14, 1:28 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		24 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.