Brisk Wind Advisory 189, NWS Fairbanks, AK

Issued

Dec 17, 2012, 4:28 AM AKST (13:28 UTC)

Expired

Dec 17, 2012, 3:15 PM AKST

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Fairbanks, AK

533 
FZAK51 PAFG 171328
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 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.

PKZ298-180015-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A COLD FRONT FROM PRUDHOE BAY NORTH WILL MOVE TO BARTER ISLAND BY
3PM MON THEN DISSIPATE. A 980 MB LOW OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO KOTZEBUE AS A 994 MB LOW BY 3AM TUE...TO PRUDHOE BAY AS A
1002 MB LOW BY 3PM TUE...AND TO 200 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY AS A
1012 MB LOW BY 3AM WED.

$$

PKZ225-180015-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-180015-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-180015-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-180015-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-180015-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
428 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

DEC 12

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Dec 16, 3:35 PM AKST, 12 hours 53 minutes earlier.

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
335 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE PATTERN FOR NORTHERN ALASKA AS NEXT...WITH FAST MOVING
POLAR-TYPE LOW JUST WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 23Z AND HEADED
TOWARD OR JUST EAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND THEN INTO
INTERIOR BY MON NIGHT...THO GREATLY WEAKENED. 1015 MB HIGH OVER
CENTRAL INTERIOR ALASKA DRFTG EWD AND BUILDING TO 1020 MB OVER THE
CENTRAL YT BY 9AM TUE. OLD COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL NORTH SLOPE
DISSIPATING.

ALOFT...TROUGH ALONG THE DATELINE ASSOCD WITH DEEP COLD LOW WELL
NW OF WRANGEL ISLAND MOVING EWD INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WED.
SHORT WAVE TROF FROM SW MAINLAND INTO CENTRAL INTERIOR MOVG E BUT
PRSTG THRU MID-WEEK. BIG RIDGE BUILDING OVR THE BERING SEA
THU...BUT THE EVOLUTION OF THIS RIDGE THEREAFTER REMAINS A SOURCE
OF MAJOR DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN MID-RANGE MODELS.

NORTH SLOPE...CLOUDS...AND ALONG THE CHUKCHI COAST LIGHT ONSHORE
WINDS HAVE ALL CONSPIRED TO MODERATE TEMPS...BUT THIS WILL BE
SHORT-LIVED AS CLEARING LIKELY BY WED.

WEST COAST...BLIZ WARNINGS AND WWA FOR SRN WEST CST ZONES CONT. THIS IS
WILL BE A SHORT DURATION EVENT BUT MODELS LIKELY UNDERESTIMATING
THE INTENSITY. FOLLOWING THE LOW...A SHOT OF QUITE COLD AIR POURS
DOWN THE WEST SIDE AND WIND CHILLS COULD WELL BE AN ISSUE MON
NIGHT/TUE WEST OF 165W.

INTERIOR...SOME CLOUDS AND A LITTLE SNOW MAY MAKE IT AS FAR EAST AS
CENTRAL INTERIOR MON NIGHT/TUE FROM REMNANTS OF WEST CST LOW BUT
THAT MAY WAIT TIL THE MAIN TROUGH MOVES EWD WED.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ221.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213-AKZ214.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ211-AKZ212.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220.
&&

RT DEC 12

Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every brisk wind advisory in 2012

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