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Brisk Wind Advisory 198, NWS Fairbanks, AK

December 20, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 1:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 20, 2012, 1:56 PM AKST (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Dec 22, 2012, 3:51 AM AKST
In force: 38 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

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 20, 5:57 AM AKST, 7 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 5:57 AM AKST, 7 hours 59 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
557 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...STRONG RIDGE EXTENDING NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND FROM
585 DM CENTER OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE EAST. BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL EXTEND NORTH ALONG 160
WEST TO NORTH OF 80 NORTH. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE RIDGE FORMS
A 552 MB CENTER OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN NORTH OF BARROW. MODELS
BEGIN TO DIVERGE AFTER SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER GULF OF ALASKA
DRIFTS SOUTH AND EAST AS THE HIGH EXPANDS NORTH AND EAST. THERE IS
AGREEMENT AMONG MODELS OF THE LOW RETROGRADING NORTHWEST WITH A
LOW CENTER OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR ALASKA ON SUNDAY.

SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OVER SIBERIA THROUGH FRIDAY...
WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING EAST TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
BY FRIDAY EVENING. ON SATURDAY...THE LOW CONTINUES MOVING NORTH OF
SIBERIA AND THE FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES OVER SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE INTERIOR IS FORCED EAST OF
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR FRIDAY.

NORTH SLOPE...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS LOW MOVES NORTH OVER SIBERIA. THE WINDIEST AREAS WILL BE THE
WESTERNMOST CAPES OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE REST OF THE
ARCTIC COAST WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. NO MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WEST COAST...LOW MOVING NORTH OVER SIBERIA WILL CAUSE GALE
CONDITIONS FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WATERS AND CHUKCHI SEA
COAST. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR FROM SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND TO THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AT LEAST SOME SNOW FOR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS
THAN 1 INCH. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS.

INTERIOR...COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
UPPER LOW DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON MONDAY WILL BE CUTOFF
FROM MOISTURE SUPPLY AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING ONLY AN INCREASE OF
CLOUDS TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ON TUESDAY.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ209.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

DA DEC 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 20, 1:01 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	17 hr
Dec 20, 3:27 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	60 hr
Dec 20, 3:28 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	48 hr
Dec 20, 5:16 AM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFG	39 hr
Dec 20, 12:12 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	5 days

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Sources

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