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Brisk Wind Advisory 182, NWS Fairbanks, AK

December 11, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 11, 2012, 1:43 PM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2012, 1:43 PM AKST (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Dec 13, 2012, 2:27 PM AKST
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

095 
FZAK52 PAFG 112243
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 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.

PKZ299-121345-
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL
BAY BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA TUE EVENING...AND ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THROUGH WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL
ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 980 MB
LOW WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-121345-
NORTON SOUND-
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING.
FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-121345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING.
FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-121345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-121345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

EWP/SDB DEC 12
5 follow-up statements
660 
FZAK52 PAFG 120042 AAA
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

UPDATED ZONE 210

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.

PKZ299-121615-
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL
BAY BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA TUE EVENING...AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR
THROUGH WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE
NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 980 MB LOW WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-121615-
NORTON SOUND-
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING.
FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-121615-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG...SNOW.
BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. FOG...SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 7 FT

$$

PKZ215-121615-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT.  
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-121615-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

EWP/SDB DEC 12
861 
FZAK52 PAFG 121241
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 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.

PKZ299-130345-
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL
BAY BY THU AFTERNOON AS A 990 MB LOW. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A
SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE
EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 982 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-130345-
NORTON SOUND-
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-130345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-130345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-130345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/JM DEC 12
711 
FZAK52 PAFG 122350
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 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.

PKZ299-131500-
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 983 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND
BY THURSDAY MORNING AS A 987 MB LOW THEN TO BRISTOL BAY BY FRIDAY
MORNING AS A 989 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING
STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ200-131500-
NORTON SOUND-
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-131500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-131500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...LIGHT WINDS.  

$$

PKZ220-131500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

SDB/RT DEC 12
826 
FZAK52 PAFG 131242
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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.

PKZ299-140200-
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY
FRIDAY MORNING AS A 990 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
BERING STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK 999 MB LOW IN
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND BY
SAT AFTERNOON AS A 988 MB LOW.

$$

PKZ200-140200-
NORTON SOUND-
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR TOPKOK AND
ROCKY POINT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-140200-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-140200-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-140200-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/CC DEC 12
227 
FZAK52 PAFG 132327
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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.

PKZ299-141215-
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 989 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY
FRIDAY MORNING AS A 990 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
BERING STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK 999 MB LOW IN
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND BY
SAT AFTERNOON AS A 988 MB LOW.

$$

PKZ200-141215-
NORTON SOUND-
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-141215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-141215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-141215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

SDB 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 11, 3:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 59 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
344 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 36 HOURS BETWEEN THE GFS AND
THE ECMWF. CURRENTLY...A LONG BAND OF SNOWFALL OVER THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR STRETCHES FROM ABOUT JUST EAST OF RUBY TO WESTERN ZONE
224. THE SNOWFALL IS BEING USHERED EASTWARD BY AN UPPER LEVEL
SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY NEAR HUSLIA. THIS WILL FORCE THE SNOWFALL
EASTWARD AND TURN THE LIGHT SNOWFALL TO SCATTERED FLURRIES BEHIND
THE SYSTEM AS THE SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH. THIS SYSTEM WILL
LIKELY DROP UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME HIGHER TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT.

THE NEXT WEATHER MAKER IS MOVING EASTWARD IN THE BERING SEA AND
THE FRONTAL BAND IS COMPLEX AND BECOMES MORE SO AS TIME
PROGRESSES. IT APPEARS THAT THE MODELS ARE A LITTLE SLOW IN
BRINGING IN THE PRECIPITATION BAND TO THE WEST COAST. THE LOW
REMAINS IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA BUT THE FRONT STRETCHES EASTWARD
TO THE WEST COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH A COUPLE MORE SURFACE
LOWS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THEN MORPHING INTO
2 MAIN LOW CENTERS BY LATE TUE NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP THE FRONT
POISED ALONG A MOSTLY ZONAL FLOW ORIENTATION WHICH WILL PICK UP
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND BRING IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FOR
ENHANCEMENT. THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR
THROUGH AT LEAST THU BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ON THE
FRONT END OF THE PRECIPITATION FALL.

WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVER ZONE 213 AND ALTHOUGH MUCH
OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT...THERE WILL
LIKELY BE ENOUGH SNOWFALL TO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THIS IS BASED SOLELY ON SNOWFALL AND
WINDS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CURRENT SNOW COVER TO EVEN BLOW
AROUND. ZONE 214 SEEMS NEARLY CERTAIN TO MEET MINIMUM WARNING
CRITERIA...HENCE A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

MOST AREAS OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BE LOOKING AT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. HOW MUCH REMAINS A MYSTERY BUT PROBABILISTIC
IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES AT THIS POINT. THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS WILL BE ON HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE OROGRAPHIC LIFT WILL
ENHANCE IT. BY WED AFTERNOON...THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR ST
MICHAEL WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF TANANA BY EARLY THU MORNING AND
THEN THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL FIZZLE OUT WHILE THE SURFACE
LOW MOVES TO ABOUT LIVENGOOD BY THU EVENING WHICH WILL END MOST OF
THE SNOWFALL WEST OF THERE EXCEPT FOR SOME FLURRIES BY THEN. MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL RUSH IN BEHIND THE LOW ON FRI AND BEGIN TO DROP
TEMPERATURES DOWN TO WHAT WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PRIOR TO THIS
WARM UP LAST WEEK.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ214.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213.

WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ219-AKZ220-
AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ225.
&&

CF DEC 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 3:26 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG29 hr
Dec 11, 3:26 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFG47 hr
Dec 11, 3:26 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG52 hr
Dec 11, 3:34 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr
Dec 11, 3:35 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.