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Brisk Wind Advisory 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 15, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 15, 2012, 3:04 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 15, 2012, 3:04 AM AKST (12:04 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2012, 2:20 AM AKST
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

341 
FZAK51 PAFG 151204
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 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.

PKZ298-160315-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY NIGHT
AND ON MONDAY WILL EXTEND FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO EAST OF
DEMARCATION POINT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY. A 1055 MB
HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT TO
THE EASTERN INTERIOR ON SUNDAY. STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ225-160315-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-160315-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

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

$$

PKZ235-160315-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

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

$$

PKZ240-160315-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-160315-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

RF/CC JAN 12

2 follow-up statements

496 
FZAK51 PAFG 152225
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 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.

PKZ298-161500-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY NIGHT
AND ON MONDAY AND WILL EXTEND FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO EAST OF
DEMARCATION POINT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY. A 1055 MB
HIGH OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT EAST
INTO CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 

$$

PKZ225-161500-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-161500-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-161500-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-161500-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-161500-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
125 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JAN 12

884 
FZAK51 PAFG 161120
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 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.

PKZ298-170230-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT LOCATED NEAR THE DEMARCATION POINT AND EXTENDING
SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EAST AND SOUTH INTO
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. A 1055 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST INTO THE
YUKON. A 1060 MB HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ225-170230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-170230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-170230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-170230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-170230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
220 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/CC JAN 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 Jan 14, 2:13 PM AKST, 12 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 2:13 PM AKST, 12 hours 51 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
213 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. SHORT WAVE MOVING
OVER THE THE TOP OF THE BERING SEA RIDGE. THIS IS PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BUT SHOULD NOT LAST
TOO LONG AS THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
SHORT WAVE TROUGH PASSAGE.

THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS PUSHING INTO WESTERN CANADA AND WARMER
AIR ALOFT WILL FILTER IN BEHIND IT OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
STATE. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE STATE FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

HIGH WILL BUILD IN OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST AND THIS WILL INCREASE
THE GRADIENT ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC BEGINNING SUN
NIGHT...THEREFORE WILL LEAVE BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT ALTHOUGH
CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUN.

HIGH OVER NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MON
NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND SPARSE THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STAY LOCKED IN OVER THE
BERING SEA.

RELATIVELY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR
THOUGH THE MID RANGE MODELS.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ240.
&&

CF JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 14, 3:39 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	11 hr
Jan 14, 4:39 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFG	21 hr
Jan 14, 8:40 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	7 hr
Jan 15, 2:54 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	3 days
Jan 15, 3:53 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	10 hr
Jan 15, 1:25 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	3 days
Jan 15, 1:25 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	3 days

Nearby

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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.