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Brisk Wind Advisory 119, NWS Fairbanks, AK

May 4, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at May 4, 2012, 2:11 AM AKDT. It was in force for 47 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2012, 2:11 AM AKDT (10:11 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2012, 1:34 AM AKDT
In force: 47 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

419 
FZAK52 PAFG 041011
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 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.

PKZ299-050115-
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1034 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL EXPAND 
EAST TO COVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
A 1035 MB HIGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH
SATURDAY. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR
MAINLAND TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-050115-
NORTON SOUND-
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 
2 FT. FOG.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ210-050115-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND.  
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ215-050115-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. FOG.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-050115-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
211 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. FOG.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

DA/CB MAY 12

4 follow-up statements

934 
FZAK52 PAFG 042205
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 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.

PKZ299-051315-
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1034 MB HIGH CENTERED 250 NM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL EXPAND 
EAST TO COVER THE CHUKCHI SEAS BY EARLY SATURDAY. A 1035 MB HIGH
WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. A
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR MAINLAND TODAY
AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-051315-
NORTON SOUND-
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS CALM.  

$$

PKZ210-051315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-051315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-051315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
205 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

JL/CC MAY 12

766 
FZAK52 PAFG 050951
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 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.

PKZ299-060100-
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1033 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL EXPAND EAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. BY 4 PM AKDT SUNDAY THE HIGH WILL EXTEND FROM
WRANGEL ISLAND EAST TO BANKS ISLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ200-060100-
NORTON SOUND-
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-060100-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ215-060100-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT.

$$

PKZ220-060100-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST OFFSHORE.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST OFFSHORE. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

JK/CB MAY 12

197 
FZAK52 PAFG 052143
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 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.

PKZ299-061230-
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM KOTZEBUE NORTHWEST WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND ALASKA MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM
NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
PERSIST INTO MON.

$$

PKZ200-061230-
NORTON SOUND-
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-061230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ215-061230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
143 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012

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

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

$$

MAY 12

807 
FZAK52 PAFG 060934
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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.

PKZ299-070030-
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM KOTZEBUE NORTHWEST WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND ALASKA MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM
NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
PERSIST INTO MON.

$$

PKZ200-070030-
NORTON SOUND-
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S 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. 

$$

PKZ210-070030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ215-070030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
134 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

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

$$

MAY 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 May 3, 12:09 PM AKDT, 14 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:09 PM AKDT, 14 hours 2 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1209 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...A 508 DM LOW AT 500 MB LOCATED NEAR SHISHMAREF AT
18Z THU CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AND WILL BE LOCATED NEAR ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 12Z FRIDAY AND NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND 12Z SATURDAY.
ON THE SURFACE A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND SATURDAY IN THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AS MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
DEVELOP WITH WEAK CHINOOK FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. BELOW
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES OF THE LAST COUPLE DAYS ACROSS THE INTERIOR
WILL MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

1008 MB LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
TO THE WEST. BRISKS WIND ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE COAST WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES TO THE WEST. SNOW IN
THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL NORTH SLOPE COAST. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE TONIGHT.

CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE WEST COAST AS
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING
SEA THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW. LOCAL WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH
ALONG FAVORED PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
BRISK WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN MARINE ZONE 210 FROM ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND AND WEST TOMORROW.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MID TERM IN MOVING THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST AND THEN SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING
SEA INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...TEMERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE THE NEXT FEW DAYS
RETURNING TO SEASONABLE LEVELS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. A THERMAL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
INTO SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 35
PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR VALLEYS SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN INTERIOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT
CIRCLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS OF 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE BREAKUP
FRONT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES UPRIVER FROM CIRCLE. IF THE
BREAKUP FRONT MOVES JUST PAST CIRCLE WATER COULD POTENTIALLY START
RISING RAPIDLY. RESIDENTS OF CIRCLE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT THAT FLOODING MATERIALIZES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ220.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.

&&

CCC MAY 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 2:10 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		4 days
May 4, 2:05 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		12 hr

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Sources

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