Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 172, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 4, 2012, 2:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2012, 2:57 AM AKST (11:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 2:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 FZAK52 PAFG 041157 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 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. PKZ299-050300- 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ200-050300- NORTON SOUND- 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-050300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-050300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-050300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 257 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ DA DEC 12
11 follow-up statements
849 FZAK52 PAFG 042335 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051445- 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN WED. $$ PKZ200-051445- NORTON SOUND- 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 20 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-051445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-051445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED...VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-051445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 235 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. $$ RT/DJH DEC 12
788 FZAK52 PAFG 051234 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 AM AKST WED DEC 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. PKZ299-060345- 334 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE PORTION OF THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ200-060345- NORTON SOUND- 334 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-060345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 334 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-060345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 334 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-060345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 334 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ DA DEC 12
076 FZAK52 PAFG 052337 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061300- 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-061300- NORTON SOUND- 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-061300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND WITH SEAS 9 FT AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND WITH SEAS 9 FT AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-061300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-061300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 237 PM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/JL DEC 12
778 FZAK52 PAFG 061154 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKST THU DEC 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. PKZ299-070300- 254 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-070300- NORTON SOUND- 254 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-070300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 254 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-070300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 254 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-070300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 254 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ DA DEC 12
395 FZAK52 PAFG 061304 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-070430- 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-070430- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-070430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-070430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-070430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ DA DEC 12
734 FZAK52 PAFG 062344 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 PM AKST THU DEC 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. PKZ299-071400- 244 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE ALASKA PANHANDLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE EAST THEREAFTER. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO BE 955 MB JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY THEREAFTER. $$ PKZ200-071400- NORTON SOUND- 244 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-071400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 244 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-071400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 244 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-071400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 244 PM AKST THU DEC 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH/JL DEC 12
152 FZAK52 PAFG 071154 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-080300- 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO BE 955 MB JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-080300- NORTON SOUND- 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-080300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-080300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-080300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 254 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/RF DEC 12
299 FZAK52 PAFG 072304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 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. PKZ299-081415- 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO BE A 955 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-081415- NORTON SOUND- 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL GUSTS 20 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-081415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-081415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-081415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 204 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/SDB DEC 12
664 FZAK52 PAFG 081145 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-090245- 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950 MB STORM 350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY SUN MORNING WEAKENING TO 975 MB. $$ PKZ200-090245- NORTON SOUND- 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-090245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ215-090245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-090245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 245 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/TF DEC 12
624 FZAK52 PAFG 082342 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ299-091445- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 955 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY SUN MORNING WEAKENING TO 975 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-091445- NORTON SOUND- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-091445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-091445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-091445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ MAK/EWP DEC 12
816 FZAK52 PAFG 091122 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-100015- 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO A 987 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTERIOR BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-100015- NORTON SOUND- 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-100015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-100015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-100015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 222 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF DEC 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 Dec 3, 1:51 PM AKST, 13 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 1:51 PM AKST, 13 hours 6 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ALL HAVE THE OLD COMPLEX LOW ALOFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF EXPANDING WESTWARD...REASONABLE ENOUGH GIVEN THE CONTINUED FEED OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA AND MERGING WITH THE OLD LOW. BY THIS TIME TUESDAY...IT WILL HAVE SPLIT THE RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...WITH A HIGH ALOFT CENTERED OVER EXTREME EASTERN RUSSIA PERSISTING...AND A RIDGE PERSISTING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THE WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE LOW ALOFT WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH IN THE WAY OF LOW LEVEL COOLING OVER OUR WEST COAST ZONES. ALSO...NO GENERAL INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER...THOUGH THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOTS OF CIRRUS (AT LEAST) ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCES ALOFT MENTIONED ABOVE. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE MODELS ALL SUGGEST THAT THERE MAY BE MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST (AS OPPOSED TO THE INEVITABLE FLURRIES) ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT ONE...BEGINNING LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING. NOT MUCH WIND WITH THIS ONE THOUGH. WITH THE FOCUS OF THE ACTION ALOFT MOVING WEST OR SOUTHWEST... WE WILL PROBABLY SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER OVERALL IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE COLD THOUGH...AND THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THESE CLOUDS MAY NOT HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES. WINDS ABOVE THE INVERSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEMATIC IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR...AND PROBABLY IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES AS WELL. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ225-AKZ226. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. && DJH DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 2:35 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 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.