Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 175, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 7, 2012, 2:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2012, 2:06 PM AKST (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 2:19 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
060 FZAK51 PAFG 072306 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 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. PKZ298-081415- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1035 MB HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-081415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-081415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-081415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-081415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-081415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 206 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH/SDB DEC 12
4 follow-up statements
817 FZAK51 PAFG 081144 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ298-090245- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SUN. A 950 MB STORM 350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY SUN MORNING WEAKENING TO 975 MB. $$ PKZ225-090245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-090245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-090245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-090245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-090245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 244 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/TF DEC 12
436 FZAK51 PAFG 081300 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. UPDATED PKZ225 PKZ298-090415- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SUN. A 950 MB STORM 350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY SUN MORNING WEAKENING TO 975 MB. $$ PKZ225-090415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-090415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-090415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-090415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-090415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/TF DEC 12
783 FZAK51 PAFG 082342 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ298-091445- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 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. $$ PKZ225-091445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR POINT HOPE. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-091445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-091445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-091445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 242 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ MAK/EWP DEC 12
341 FZAK51 PAFG 091119 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 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. PKZ298-100030- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH MON. A 970 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO A 987 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTERIOR BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-100030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-100030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-100030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-100030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-100030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 219 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/TF 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 7, 5:32 AM AKST, 8 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:32 AM AKST, 8 hours 34 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 532 AM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT...SIGNALING THE END OF THE LONG INTERIOR COLD SNAP AND THE ONSET OF THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE INTERIOR IN ALMOST 4 WEEKS. NORTHWARD MOVING CLOUD COVER WILL ARRIVE IN ZONES 214-215-227-AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SAT EVENING...WITH SNOW FOLLOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CLOUDS AND SNOW SPREADING TO MUCH OF THE INTERIOR...AND THE WEST COAST FROM NORTON SOUND SOUTHWARD BY SUN. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITH SOME LINGERING FLURRIES TUE. GFS/NAM INDICATE EVENT SNOW TOTALS OF 3-4 INCHES OR MORE OVER MANY PARTS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN INTERIOR AND ZONES 214-215 THROUGH MON NIGHT. AT FAIRBANKS...THE LAST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON NOV 10 WHEN 2.6 INCHES FELL. 972 MB LOW ABOUT 800 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR PROGGED TO DEEPEN TO 952 MB ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SAT MORNING... WITH GALE FORCE OR STRONGER WINDS EXTENDING AS FAR AS 800 MILES FROM THE CENTER. OVER MARINE AREA PKZ210...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO GALE WITH STORM GUSTS SAT. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO GALE OVER NORTON SOUND BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO GALE OVER PKZ220 AND OUTER PKZ220 BY SAT EVENING. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...CURRENT GFS/ECMWF INDICATING A PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN. SNOWFALL WITH THE NEXT SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE SYSTEM PROGGED TO ARRIVE IN ZONE 214 TUE EVENING...SPREADING OVER MOST OF THE WEST COAST AND INTERIOR THROUGH WED. 36 HOUR AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL/WESTERN INTERIOR...AND THE WEST COAST FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA SOUTH. EASTERN INTERIOR MIGHT SEE 1-3 INCHES IN THIS NEXT ROUND OF SNOWFALL. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RF DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:04 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.