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Brisk Wind Advisory 22, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 18, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 18, 2012, 2:11 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 18, 2012, 2:11 AM AKST (11:11 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2012, 3:19 AM AKST
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

439 
FZAK51 PAFG 181111
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 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.

PKZ298-190215-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1054 MB HIGH EXTENDS FROM FAR EASTERN RUSSIA AND ACROSS THE
WESTERN BROOKS RANGE THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT WEST 
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW NEAR CAMBRIDGE BAY
WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE HUDSON BAY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MACKENZIE BAY
BY LATE FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ225-190215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-190215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ235-190215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-190215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD EVENING. BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-190215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
211 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY EVENING. BLOWING
SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE
EVENING.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CC/CB JAN 12

4 follow-up statements

652 
FZAK51 PAFG 182339
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 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.

PKZ298-191445-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
1050 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL PERSIST BUT WEAKEN AND
DRIFT WEST THROUGH SAT. A NEW 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA ON FRI. 

$$

PKZ225-191445-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-191445-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-191445-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-191445-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-191445-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
239 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

SDB/RT JAN 12

267 
FZAK51 PAFG 191134
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 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.

PKZ298-200300-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
1045 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL DRIFT WEST THROUGH SAT. A 
NEW 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA ON
FRI.

$$

PKZ225-200300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-200300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-200300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-200300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-200300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
234 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

JAN 12

193 
FZAK51 PAFG 192222
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 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.

PKZ298-201330-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
1053 MB HIGH OVER THE ANADYR PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SATURDAY. 1002 MB LOW OVER VICTORIA ISLAND CANADA WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPS IN EASTERN MCKENZIE BAY
FRIDAY MORNING THEN DRIFTS WEST SATURDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING.

$$

PKZ225-201330-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-201330-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-201330-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-201330-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-201330-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
122 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

SDB/JK JAN 12

300 
FZAK51 PAFG 201219
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 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.

PKZ298-210300-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
1045 MB HIGH OVER THE ANADYR PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SATURDAY. 1002 MB LOW OVER VICTORIA ISLAND CANADA WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST. A 998 MB LOW DEVELOPS IN EASTERN MCKENZIE BAY
FRIDAY MORNING THEN DRIFTS WEST SATURDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING.

$$

PKZ225-210300-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-210300-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-210300-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-210300-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-210300-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
319 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

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 17, 2:24 PM AKST, 11 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:24 PM AKST, 11 hours 47 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
224 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...A 571 DAM CLOSED HIGH IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL DRIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST EVENTUALLY WEAKENING TO 560 DAM BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CANADA PUSHES OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA UNDERCUTTING THE HIGH EVENTUALLY EXTENDING OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. OMEGA BLOCK IS TRANSITIONING
TO REX BLOCK. A 494 DAM CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA
SATURDAY THEN DIVES SOUTHWEST TO BRISTOL BAY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WHILE ANOTHER CLOSED LOW OVER CANADA MOVES TO OVER BARTER ISLAND.
AT 850 MB WE WILL SEE SOME MODERATION AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOUT
5 CELSIUS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

SURFACE...1060 MB HIGH CENTER OVER NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE
DRIFTS TO THE WEST THOUGH RIDGING REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
STATE. 983 MB LOW NEAR VICTORIA ISLAND CANADA REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY NEXT 72 HOURS. GRADIENT EFFECTING THE NORTHEAST PART OF
THE STATE WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS RELAXING
SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SHORT WAVE NEAR 80N 180 MOVES
OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND DIVES SOUTHEAST TO THE ARCTIC COAST
WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN FALLS APART IN THE BROOKS RANGE.

ARCTIC COAST...BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
STATE. STRONG WINDS THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES WILL CONTINUE.
SHORT WAVE WILL BRING CLOUDS AND SNOW TO MOST OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY BUT EXPECT THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL LET UP IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR A WHILE...THOUGH THEY WILL RETURN FRIDAY FOR
ANOTHER BOUT. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO MODIFY THROUGH THE PERIOD
AND WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

WEST COAST...REMAINS QUIET...GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS FOR
MOST OF THE AREA...THOUGH CHANNELED AREAS COULD SEE WINDS TO 20
MPH. MOSTLY CLEAR EXCEPT FOR A FEW ROGUE PATCHES OF STRATUS AND
FLURRIES...OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL NEXT FEW
DAYS BUT EXPECT A RETURN TO BELOW NORMAL EARLY NEXT WEEK.

INTERIOR...CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR...EVEN THOUGH WE WILL SEE SOME
MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT WE WILL
NOT REMAIN BELOW NORMALS FOR JANUARY. WITH SHALLOWER INVERSIONS
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS VERSUS THE
HILLS WILL OCCUR. SOME REINFORCEMENT OF THE COLD AIR DROPS IN THIS
WEEKEND...BUT A CHANGE IN PATTERN OVER THE INTERIOR...BEGINNING
SUNDAY...TO A MORE EASTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SOME SLIGHT RELIEF IN
THE FORM OF CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL FLUCTUATE
TODAY WITH THE ICE FOG...EXPECT SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS BUT AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AGAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING IN THE URBAN AREAS.

MEDIUM RANGE...MODELS COMING MORE IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER.
CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SETUP FOR SOME BACKDOOR SNOW EVENTS
AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK AND LOW SETS UP IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. ALSO SEE A STRONG
GRADIENT DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE THAT BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT.

AVIATION...SURFACE PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ABOVE 31.00 INCHES OF
MERCURY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240.
&&

SDB JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 18, 2:11 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		8 days
Jan 18, 1:03 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFG		20 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.