Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 200, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 22, 2012, 3:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2012, 3:15 PM AKST (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2012, 8:18 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
218 FZAK51 PAFG 230015 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 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. PKZ298-231515- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ225-231515- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-231515- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-231515- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-231515- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-231515- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 315 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DJH DEC 12
2 follow-up statements
535 FZAK51 PAFG 231251 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 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. PKZ298-240200- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ225-240200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-240200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-240200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-240200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-240200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 351 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 12
973 FZAK51 PAFG 231718 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 UPDATED ZONES 240 AND 245 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. PKZ298-240030- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ225-240030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-240030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-240030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-240030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-240030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ 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 22, 6:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 6:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 600 AM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR...RETROGRADING LOW FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA PUSHES WEST COAST HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE LOW WEST TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE ALASKA RANGE DEVELOPING ON MONDAY. THIS WILL NOT BE A MAJOR CHINOOK EVENT AND WINDS WILL LIKELY NOT MIX DOWN TO THE USUAL CALM VALLEY LEVELS. EAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE INTERIOR THROUGH MONDAY. A DRY PERIOD OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ204-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223- AKZ226. DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ245. && DA DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:51 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 23, 8:14 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 8:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 19 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:39 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 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.