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Brisk Wind Advisory 196, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 2:47 PM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 2:47 PM AKST (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2012, 3:51 AM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
711 FZAK52 PAFG 192347 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ299-201500- 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1013 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST INTO FRI. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ200-201500- NORTON SOUND- 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-201500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. .THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-201500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-201500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 247 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ CF/CC DEC 12
5 follow-up statements
393 FZAK52 PAFG 201227 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-210200- 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST INTO FRI. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ200-210200- NORTON SOUND- 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ210-210200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-210200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-210200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 327 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ DEC 12
697 FZAK52 PAFG 202256 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ299-211400- 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST INTO FRI. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ200-211400- NORTON SOUND- 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-211400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-211400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-211400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 156 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/EWP DEC 12
164 FZAK52 PAFG 211301 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-220200- 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-220200- NORTON SOUND- 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-220200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-220200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-220200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 401 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/EWP DEC 12
122 FZAK52 PAFG 220016 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 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. PKZ299-221530- 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-221530- NORTON SOUND- 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-221530- DALL POINT TO WALES- 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-221530- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-221530- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 316 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE FRI EVENING. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY SAT MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/CC DEC 12
668 FZAK52 PAFG 221251 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-230200- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-230200- NORTON SOUND- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-230200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-230200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-230200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ 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 19, 1:14 PM AKST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 1:14 PM AKST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 114 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. MODELS HAVE FLIPPED HARD IN MEDIUM RANGE FROM 24 HOURS AGO. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH THE CENTRAL INTERIOR IS MOVING EAST AND WILL PUSH THROUGH THE ALCAN BORDER BY THU EVENING AS THE TAIL END LAGS BEHIND A BIT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN OVER THE WEST COAST AND PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEK. THE UPPER LOW THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH THAT IS PUSHING EAST ACROSS THE STATE WILL SLIDE DOWN THE WESTERN PART OF CANADA AND CROSS OVER INTO ALASKA BY SAT MORNING AND THEN UNDERCUT THE UPPER RIDGE AND TROUGH OUT IN AN EAST WEST DIRECTION. THE LOW WILL EXPAND WEST AND ROTATE A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES AROUND IT AND DRAG THE COLD AIR IN SIBERIA AND BRING IT INTO THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL KEEP THE COLD AIR FIRMLY ENTRENCHED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. VERY LITTLE PRECIP WILL BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILL ISSUES OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC WILL CONTINUE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ225-AKZ226. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ245. && CF DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:44 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 26 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:46 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 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.